US 12,258,056 B2
System and/or method for platooning
Matthew Soule, Los Angeles, CA (US); John Howard, Los Angeles, CA (US); and Benjamin Stuart Stabler, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Assigned to Parallel Systems, Inc., Los Angeles, CA (US)
Filed by Parallel Systems, Inc., Los Angeles, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 8, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/436,902.
Application 18/436,902 is a continuation of application No. 18/077,384, filed on Dec. 8, 2022, granted, now 11,926,355.
Application 18/077,384 is a continuation of application No. 17/732,143, filed on Apr. 28, 2022, granted, now 11,548,542, issued on Jan. 10, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/180,867, filed on Apr. 28, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/195,617, filed on Jun. 1, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/299,786, filed on Jan. 14, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0239388 A1, Jul. 18, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B61L 27/10 (2022.01); B61L 27/70 (2022.01)
CPC B61L 27/10 (2022.01) [B61L 27/70 (2022.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A rail bogie comprising:
a chassis;
a powertrain mechanically coupled to the chassis;
a bumper mechanically coupled to the chassis and configured to contact an adjacent rail vehicle of a rail platoon;
a sensor coupled to the bumper and configured to measure contact force at the bumper; and
a controller onboard the chassis and communicatively coupled to the sensor, the controller configured to control the powertrain based on contact force measurements from the sensor and a platoon control target.