SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COORDINATING AND ALIGNING GROUPED VEHICLES BY REAR-SECTIONS

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20250104563A1
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18474496

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Systems, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to aligning rear-sections of grouped vehicles for cooperative control and tracking that deters disturbances from surrounding vehicles. In one embodiment, a method includes connecting a following vehicle and a leading vehicle located in proximity wirelessly for reverse-following with rear-sections, the following vehicle and the leading vehicle forming a group. The method also includes aligning the rear-sections using a position and an orientation of the leading vehicle, the position and the orientation has centers of the rear-sections within a zone. The method also includes tracking a target path of the leading vehicle by the following vehicle automatically for the reverse-following.

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TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA1 TOYOTA-CHO TOYOTA-SHI AICHI-KEN 471-8571
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA INC6565 HEADQUARTERS DRIVE W1-3C PLANO TX 75024

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Ferone, Christopher A Ann Arbor, US 5 0

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