US 12,287,643 B2
Leader selection in V2X group management
Lan Yu, Beijing (CN); Dan Vassilovski, Del Mar, CA (US); Gene Wesley Marsh, San Diego, CA (US); and Hong Cheng, Basking Ridge, NJ (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Appl. No. 17/904,243
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
PCT Filed Apr. 30, 2020, PCT No. PCT/CN2020/088455
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 15, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/217632, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 4, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0141127 A1, May 11, 2023
Int. Cl. G05D 1/00 (2024.01); G08G 1/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/46 (2018.01)
CPC G05D 1/0295 (2013.01) [G05D 1/0293 (2013.01); G08G 1/22 (2013.01); H04W 4/46 (2018.02)] 10 Claims
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1. A method of leader selection in vehicle group formation, the method comprising:
receiving, at a first vehicle, a message from each vehicle of one or more other vehicles, wherein each message includes vehicle information comprising a location, motion state, and an intended maneuver of the respective other vehicle;
determining, by the first vehicle and based on a comparison of the vehicle information of each message with corresponding vehicle information of the first vehicle, that the first vehicle qualifies to be a group leader for a group of vehicles to be created to execute the intended maneuver; and
in response to determining that the first vehicle qualifies to be the group leader, sending, from the first vehicle, a first request to each of the one or more other vehicles, wherein the first request is a request for the first vehicle to be the group leader.