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Granted Patent B2
US 11,281,233 · App. 16/906,949 · Granted Mar 22, 2022

Platooning controller, a system including the same, and a method thereof

Inventors: Il Hwan Kim (Hwaseong-si, KR); Hong Gi Park (Seoul, KR); Sang Yeob Lee (Seongnam-si, KR); Seung Hyun Kim (Seoul, KR); Dong Hyuk Kim (Hwaseong-si, KR); Kyung Joo Bang (Seoul, KR)
Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
G05D1/0293G05D1/0248G05D1/0257G05D1/0289G05D1/0295G08G1/22G05D2201/0213
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Patent No.
US 11,281,233
App. No.
16/906,949
Granted
Mar 22, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A platooning controller, a vehicle system including the same, and a method thereof include a communicator configured to transmit and receive sensor breakdown information between vehicles in a platooning line and include a processor configured to rearrange the platooning line depending on breakdown of sensors of the vehicles in the platooning line based on the sensor breakdown information. The processor assigns a number according to a location of a vehicle in the platooning line depending on a type, a location, and/or a sensing range of a broken sensor and rearranges the vehicle in a location corresponding to the number.

Claims (36)

1. A platooning controller, comprising:

a communicator configured to transmit and receive sensor breakdown information between vehicles in a platooning line; and

a processor configured to rearrange the platooning line depending on breakdown of sensors of the vehicles in the platooning line based on the sensor breakdown information,

wherein the processor assigns a number according to a location of a vehicle in the platooning line depending on one or more of a type, a location, and/or a sensing range of a broken sensor and rearranges the vehicle in a location corresponding to the number.

2. The platooning controller of claim 1 , wherein the processor rearranges a vehicle, which includes a broken front radar, in a location of a leading vehicle in the platooning line when the rearranged vehicle, including the broken front radar, is present among the sensors of the vehicles.

3. The platooning controller of claim 2 , wherein the processor hands over control authority of an old leading vehicle to the rearranged vehicle, including the broken front radar when the rearranged vehicle, including the broken front radar, moves to the location of the leading vehicle.

4. The platooning controller of claim 1 , wherein the processor rearranges a vehicle, which includes a broken camera, in a location of a following vehicle in the platooning line when the rearranged vehicle, including the broken camera, is present among the sensors of the vehicles.

5. The platooning controller of claim 1 , wherein the processor rearranges a vehicle, which includes a broken blind spot radar, in a location of a tail end vehicle among following vehicles in the platooning line when the rearranged vehicle, including the broken blind spot radar, is present among the sensors of the vehicles.

6. The platooning controller of claim 1 , wherein the processor rearranges a vehicle, which includes a broken front light detection and ranging (LiDAR), in a location of a tail end vehicle among following vehicles in the platooning line or a location of a leading vehicle in the platooning line when the rearranged vehicle, including the broken front LiDAR, is present among the sensors of the vehicles.

7. The platooning controller of claim 6 , wherein the processor rearranges the vehicle, including the broken front LiDAR, in the location of the tail end vehicle among the following vehicles in the platooning line when no other vehicle, which includes a broken sensor, is present among the vehicles in the platooning line.

8. The platooning controller of claim 7 , wherein the processor controls the vehicle, including the broken front LiDAR and rearranged in the location of the tail end vehicle among the following vehicles in the platooning line, to maintain a maximum inter-vehicle distance.

9. The platooning controller of claim 6 , wherein the processor rearranges the vehicle, including the broken front LiDAR, in the location of the leading vehicle in the platooning line when another vehicle, which includes a broken blind spot radar, is present among the vehicles in the platooning line.

10. The platooning controller of claim 6 , wherein the processor controls the rearranged vehicle, including the broken front LiDAR, to depart from the platooning line when another vehicle, which includes a broken blind spot, and another vehicle, which includes a broken front radar, are present among the vehicles in the platooning line.

11. The platooning controller of claim 1 , further comprising:

a display configured to display information for platooning.

12. A vehicle system, comprising:

a sensing device configured to sense a periphery of a host vehicle; and

a platooning controller configured to transmit and receive sensor breakdown information between vehicles in a platooning line and rearrange the platooning line depending on breakdown of sensors of the vehicles in the platooning line based on the sensor breakdown information,

wherein the platooning controller assigns a number according to a location of a vehicle in the platooning line depending on one or more of a type, a location, and/or a sensing range of a broken sensor and rearranges the vehicle in a location corresponding to the number.

13. The vehicle system of claim 12 , wherein the sensing device includes:

a front radar configured to sense a long range obstacle in front of the host vehicle;

a camera configured to obtain lane information;

a blind spot radar configured to sense an obstacle approaching to a rear end of the host vehicle; and

a front LiDAR configured to sense a collision with an obstacle in front of the host vehicle.

14. The vehicle system of claim 12 , wherein the platooning controller rearranges a vehicle, which includes a broken front radar, in a location of a leading vehicle in the platooning line and hands over a control authority of an old leading vehicle to the rearranged vehicle, including the broken front radar, when the rearranged vehicle, including the broken front radar, is present among the sensors of the vehicles.

15. The vehicle system of claim 12 , wherein the platooning controller rearranges a vehicle, which includes a broken camera, in a location of a following vehicle in the platooning line when the rearranged vehicle, including the broken camera, is present among the sensors of the vehicles.

16. The vehicle system of claim 12 , wherein the platooning controller rearranges a vehicle, which includes a broken blind spot radar, in a location of a tail end vehicle among following vehicles in the platooning line when the rearranged vehicle, including the broken blind spot radar, is present among the sensors of the vehicles.

17. The vehicle system of claim 12 , wherein the platooning controller rearranges a vehicle, which includes a broken front LiDAR, in a location of a tail end vehicle among following vehicles in the platooning line or a location of a leading vehicle in the platooning line when the rearranged vehicle, including the broken front LiDAR, is present among the sensors of the vehicles.

18. A platooning control method, comprising:

transmitting and receiving sensor breakdown information between vehicles in a platooning line;

assigning a number according to a location of a vehicle in the platooning line depending on one or more of a type, a location, and/or a sensing range of a broken sensor based on the sensor breakdown information; and

rearranging the vehicle in a location corresponding to the number.

19. The platooning control method of claim 18 , wherein the assigning of the number according to the location of each vehicle includes:

rearranging a vehicle, which includes a broken front radar, in a location of a leading vehicle in the platooning line and handing over control authority of an old leading vehicle to the rearranged vehicle, including the broken front radar, when the rearranged vehicle, including the broken front radar, is present among sensors of the vehicles.

20. The platooning control method of claim 18 , wherein the assigning of the number according to the location of each vehicle includes:

rearranging a vehicle, which includes a broken camera, in a location of a following vehicle in the platooning line when the rearranged vehicle, including the broken camera, is present among sensors of the vehicles.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 19, 2020
From: KIM, IL HWAN; PARK, HONG GI; LEE, SANG YEOB; KIM, SEUNG HYUN; KIM, DONG HYUK; BANG, KYUNG JOO
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0130197 · Oct 18, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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