Computer program, communication circuit for a trailer, communication circuit for a vehicle, vehicle, trailer, and methods for communication between a vehicle and a trailer

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12054159-B2
Application number	US-202217806557-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 13, 2022
Priority date	Jun 16, 2021
Publication date	Aug 6, 2024
Grant date	Aug 6, 2024

Abstract

A computer program, a communication circuit for a trailer, a communication circuit for a transportation vehicle, a transportation vehicle, a trailer, and methods for communication between a transportation vehicle and a trailer. Provided is a method for communication between a transportation vehicle and a trailer which includes communicating a message between the transportation vehicle and the trailer using technology for communication between separate transportation vehicles.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A communication circuit for a transportation vehicle, the communication circuit comprising:
one or more interfaces configured to communicate in a communication network; and
a data processing circuit configured to control the one or more interfaces,
wherein the data processing circuit is configured to use the one or more interfaces to enable communication of a transportation vehicle with a trailer using technology for communication between separate transportation vehicles,
wherein a message is received from the trailer using the technology for communication between separate transportation vehicles,
wherein the message comprises at least one of a Collective Perception Message (CPM) and a Cooperative Awareness Message (CAM), and
wherein information indicating a position of the trailer is omitted from the CPM and/or CAM based communication in response to a determination that position of the trailer is otherwise determinable by the transportation vehicle.

2. The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the technology comprises technology for communication between separate transportation vehicles via a wireless local area network or a mobile communications system, and wherein the received message is received from the trailer via the wireless local area network or using the mobile communications system.

3. The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the message is indicative of information regarding at least one of the trailer, an environment of the trailer, and an environment of the transportation vehicle.

4. The communication circuit of claim 3 , wherein the communication circuit further comprises maneuvering the transportation vehicle based on the information in the message.

5. A transportation vehicle comprising the communication circuit of claim 1 .

6. A communication circuit for a trailer, the communication circuit comprising:
one or more interfaces configured to communicate in a communication network; and
a data processing circuit configured to control the one or more interfaces, wherein the data processing circuit is configured to use the one or more interfaces to enable communication of the trailer with a transportation vehicle using technology configured for communication between separate transportation vehicles,
wherein the trailer transmits a message that comprises at least one of a Collective Perception Message (CPM) and a Cooperative Awareness Message (CAM), and
wherein information indicating a position of the trailer is omitted from the CPM and/or CAM based communication in response to a determination that position of the trailer is otherwise determinable by the transportation vehicle.

7. The communication circuit of claim 6 , wherein the technology comprises technology for communication between separate transportation vehicles via a wireless local area network or a mobile communications system, and wherein the transmitted message is transmitted to the transportation vehicle via the wireless local area network using the mobile communications system.

8. The communication circuit of claim 6 wherein information regarding at least one of the trailer, an environment of the trailer, and an environment of the transportation vehicle is obtained, and wherein the message is indicative of the information regarding at least one of the trailer, an environment of the trailer, and an environment of the transportation vehicle.

9. A trailer comprising the communication circuit of claim 6 .

10. A method for communicating between a transportation vehicle and a trailer, the method comprising:
communicating a message between the transportation vehicle and the trailer using technology for communication between separate transportation vehicles, wherein the message comprises at least one of a Collective Perception Message (CPM) and a Cooperative Awareness Message (CAM),
wherein information indicating a position of the trailer is omitted from the CPM and/or CAM based communication in response to a determination that position of the trailer is otherwise determinable by the transportation vehicle.

11. A method for a transportation vehicle and for communicating with a trailer using technology for communication between separate transportation vehicles, the method comprising:
receiving a message from the trailer using the technology for communication between separate transportation vehicles, wherein the message comprises at least one of a Collective Perception Message (CPM) and a Cooperative Awareness Message (CAM),
wherein information indicating a position of the trailer is omitted from the CPM and/or CAM based communication in response to a determination that position of the trailer is otherwise determinable by the transportation vehicle.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the technology comprises technology for communication between separate transportation vehicles via a wireless local area network or a mobile communications system, and wherein the received message is received from the trailer via the wireless local area network or using the mobile communications system.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the message is indicative of information regarding at least one of the trailer, an environment of the trailer, and an environment of the transportation vehicle.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the method further comprises maneuvering the transportation vehicle based on the information in the message.

15. A method for a trailer and for communicating with a transportation vehicle using technology configured for communication between separate transportation vehicles, the method comprising:
transmitting a message from the trailer using the technology for communication between separate transportation vehicles,
wherein the message comprises at least one of a Collective Perception Message (CPM) and a Cooperative Awareness Message (CAM); and
wherein information indicating a position of the trailer is omitted from the CPM and/or CAM based communication in response to a determination that position of the trailer is otherwise determinable by the transportation vehicle.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the technology comprises technology for communication between separate transportation vehicles via a wireless local area network or a mobile communications system, and wherein the transmitted message is transmitted to the transportation vehicle via the wireless local area network using the mobile communications system.

17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising obtaining information regarding at least one of the trailer, an environment of the trailer, and an environment of the transportation vehicle, and wherein the message is indicative of the information regarding at least one of the trailer, an environment of the trailer, and an environment of the transportation vehicle.

18. A non-transitory computer readable medium including a computer program having a program code for performing the method of claim 10 , when the computer program is executed on a computer, a processor, or a programmable hardware component.

19. A non-transitory computer readable medium including a computer program having a program code for performing the method of claim 11 , when the computer program is executed on a computer, a processor, or a programmable hardware component.

20. A non-transitory computer readable medium including a computer program having a program code for performing the method of claim 15 , when the computer program is executed on a computer, a processor, or a programmable hardware component.

Assignees

• Volkswagen Ag

Inventors

• Klomp Sven
• Hüger Philipp
• Frerk Steffen
• Günther Hendrik-Jörn

Classifications

• B60W2300/14

  Tractor-trailers, i.e. combinations of a towing vehicle and one or more towed vehicles, e.g. caravans; Road trains · CPC title

• B60W2555/20

  Ambient conditions, e.g. wind or rain · CPC title

• B60D1/62

  involving supply lines, electric circuits or the like · CPC title

• H04W76/10

  Connection setup · CPC title

• H04W4/46

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