Method for vehicle following control based on real-time calculation of dynamic safe following distance

US11345346B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-11345346-B2
Application numberUS-202017026228-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 20, 2020
Priority dateJul 6, 2018
Publication dateMay 31, 2022
Grant dateMay 31, 2022

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A method for vehicle following control based on the real-time calculation of dynamic safe following distance. A preset vehicle deceleration model with three preset behavior adjustment parameters is used to obtain the absolute braking distance models of the leading and following vehicles, then to further establish the dynamic safe following distance model for calculating the dynamic safe following distance between the following vehicle and the leading vehicle in real time. In the process of vehicle following operation, the current dynamic safe following distance is compared with the current actual following distance to determine whether to adjust the following behavior of the following vehicle and how to control the following vehicle to move in safety, efficiency and smoothness.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for vehicle following control based on real-time calculation of dynamic safe following distance, comprising: (1) establishing a dynamic safe following distance model for vehicle following control; wherein the dynamic safe following distance model is established through steps of: (1.1) according to a preset control requirement of a vehicle braking from an initial velocity until it stops completely, obtaining a first preset behavior adjustment parameter and a second preset behavior adjustment parameter according to equation (1): { max ⁡ (  a  ) = k ⁡ ( v 0 2 + δ ) ⁢ max ⁡ (  da dt  ) = 4 9 ⁢ k 2 ⁡ ( v 0 2 + δ ) ; ( 1 ) wherein v 0 is an initial velocity when the vehicle starts to brake and decelerate; k is the first preset behavior adjustment parameter; δ is the second preset behavior adjustment parameter; a is an acceleration of the vehicle; max( ) is a function that returns a maximum value; and max(|a|) and max ⁡ (  da dt  )  reflect control requirements for the vehicle to brake smoothly and rapidly; (1.2) calculating a third preset behavior adjustment parameter by substituting values of the first preset behavior adjustment parameter and the second preset behavior adjustment parameter into a preset vehicle deceleration model; the preset vehicle deceleration model is expressed by equation (2): v ⁡ ( t ) = - ( v 0 2 + δ ) ⁢ tanh ⁡ ( k ⁡ ( t - τ ) ) + v 0 2 ; ( 2

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  • B60W30/165Primary

    Automatically following the path of a preceding lead vehicle, e.g. "electronic tow-bar" · CPC title

  • B60W30/16Primary

    Control of distance between vehicles, e.g. keeping a distance to preceding vehicle · CPC title

  • for vehicle-to-vehicle communication [V2V] · CPC title

  • Speed · CPC title

  • of positioning data, e.g. GPS [Global Positioning System] data · CPC title

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What does patent US11345346B2 cover?
A method for vehicle following control based on the real-time calculation of dynamic safe following distance. A preset vehicle deceleration model with three preset behavior adjustment parameters is used to obtain the absolute braking distance models of the leading and following vehicles, then to further establish the dynamic safe following distance model for calculating the dynamic safe followi…
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Univ Tongji
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60W30/165. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
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