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US 12,198,555 · App. 17/982,427 · Granted Jan 14, 2025

Method for controlling vehicles driving as platoon and related devices

Inventor: Zhuoyun Zhang (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
G08G1/22
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Patent No.
US 12,198,555
App. No.
17/982,427
Granted
Jan 14, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

This application provides a method for controlling vehicles driving as a platoon performed by an electronic device. The method includes: transmitting a first vehicle clearing message to a target in-platoon vehicle, and a second vehicle clearing message to following vehicles behind the target in-platoon vehicle, the first vehicle clearing message used for instructing the target in-platoon vehicle to leave the platoon, the second vehicle clearing message used for instructing temporary clearing of the following vehicles behind the target in-platoon vehicle; receiving a platoon joining message returned from the following vehicles behind the target in-platoon vehicle; and reorganizing the following vehicles behind the target in-platoon vehicle according to the platoon joining message to form a new vehicle platoon, the new vehicle platoon not including the target in-platoon vehicle and following vehicles having not transmitted the platoon joining message to the leading vehicle.

Claims (58)

1. A method for controlling vehicles driving as a platoon performed by an electronic device in connection with a target vehicle platoon comprising a leading vehicle and following vehicles, the following vehicles comprising a tail vehicle and in-platoon vehicles, the in-platoon vehicles comprising a target in-platoon vehicle about to leave the target vehicle platoon, the method comprising:

transmitting, from the leading vehicle, a first vehicle clearing message to the target in-platoon vehicle, and a second vehicle clearing message to following vehicles in the target vehicle platoon behind the target in-platoon vehicle, the first vehicle clearing message being used for indicating that a status of the target in-platoon vehicle is a free status and instructing the target in-platoon vehicle to leave the target vehicle platoon, the second vehicle clearing message comprising a temporary clearing indication, the temporary clearing indication being used for instructing temporary clearing of the following vehicles behind the target in-platoon vehicle, and a status of the following vehicles behind the target in-platoon vehicle that receive the second vehicle clearing message being a temporary clearing status;

receiving a platoon joining message returned from the following vehicles behind the target in-platoon vehicle in response to receiving the temporary clearing indication; and

reorganizing the following vehicles behind the target in-platoon vehicle according to the platoon joining message to form a new vehicle platoon, the new vehicle platoon not comprising the target in-platoon vehicle and following vehicles behind the target in-platoon vehicle that have not transmitted the platoon joining message to the leading vehicle.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second vehicle clearing message comprises a clearing status field, and a value of the clearing status field represents the temporary clearing indication, wherein

the first vehicle clearing message does not comprise the clearing status field; or

the first vehicle clearing message comprises the clearing status field, and the value of the clearing status field represents a non-temporary clearing indication; or

the first vehicle clearing message comprises the clearing status field, and the value of the clearing status field represents the temporary clearing indication.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first vehicle clearing message and the second vehicle clearing message comprise a leaving list and a temporary leaving list, the leaving list comprising identity information of the target in-platoon vehicle, the temporary leaving list comprising identity information of the following vehicles behind the target in-platoon vehicle, and the temporary leaving list being used as the temporary clearing indication.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a leaving application message transmitted by the target in-platoon vehicle; and

the transmitting, from the leading vehicle, a first vehicle clearing message to the target in-platoon vehicle, and a second vehicle clearing message to following vehicles behind the target in-platoon vehicle comprises:

in response to receiving the leaving application message, transmitting, by the leading vehicle, the first vehicle clearing message to the target in-platoon vehicle, and the second vehicle clearing message to the following vehicles behind the target in-platoon vehicle.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the transmitting, from the leading vehicle, a first vehicle clearing message to the target in-platoon vehicle, and a second vehicle clearing message to following vehicles behind the target in-platoon vehicle comprises:

when detecting an abnormal behavior of the target in-platoon vehicle or in response to an adjustment instruction for adjusting the target vehicle platoon, transmitting the first vehicle clearing message to the target in-platoon vehicle, and transmitting the second vehicle clearing message to the following vehicles behind the target in-platoon vehicle.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the temporary clearing indication comprises a temporary clearing timer; and after the transmitting a second vehicle clearing message to following vehicles behind the target in-platoon vehicle, the method further comprises:

maintaining, in the leading vehicle before a time specified by the temporary clearing timer, platoon information of the following vehicles behind the target in-platoon vehicle in the target vehicle platoon.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the temporary clearing indication comprises a temporary clearing timer; and the method further comprises:

when no platoon joining message returned by a target following vehicle in the following vehicles behind the target in-platoon vehicle has been received within a time specified by the temporary clearing timer, putting identity information of the target following vehicle into a leaving list, and setting a status of the target following vehicle to the free status.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the reorganizing the following vehicles behind the target in-platoon vehicle according to the platoon joining message to form a new vehicle platoon comprises:

reorganizing platoon information according to the platoon joining message; and

transmitting the reorganized platoon information to the following vehicles behind the target in-platoon vehicle that have returned the platoon joining message, to form the new vehicle platoon.

9. An electronic device in connection with a current vehicle platoon including a leading vehicle and following vehicles, the following vehicles comprising a target following vehicle about to drive away from the current vehicle platoon, the target following vehicle being a non-tail vehicle in the current vehicle platoon, the electronic device comprising:

one or more processors; and

a storage apparatus, configured to store one or more programs, the one or more programs, when executed by the one or more processors, causing the electronic device to implement a method for controlling vehicles driving as a platoon, the method including:

transmitting, from the leading vehicle, a first vehicle clearing message to the target in-platoon vehicle, and a second vehicle clearing message to following vehicles in the target vehicle platoon behind the target in-platoon vehicle, the first vehicle clearing message being used for indicating that a status of the target in-platoon vehicle is a free status and instructing the target in-platoon vehicle to leave the target vehicle platoon, the second vehicle clearing message comprising a temporary clearing indication, the temporary clearing indication being used for instructing temporary clearing of the following vehicles behind the target in-platoon vehicle, and a status of the following vehicles behind the target in-platoon vehicle that receive the second vehicle clearing message being a temporary clearing status;

receiving a platoon joining message returned from the following vehicles behind the target in-platoon vehicle in response to receiving the temporary clearing indication; and

reorganizing the following vehicles behind the target in-platoon vehicle according to the platoon joining message to form a new vehicle platoon, the new vehicle platoon not comprising the target in-platoon vehicle and following vehicles behind the target in-platoon vehicle that have not transmitted the platoon joining message to the leading vehicle.

10. The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein the second vehicle clearing message comprises a clearing status field, and a value of the clearing status field represents the temporary clearing indication, wherein

the first vehicle clearing message does not comprise the clearing status field; or

the first vehicle clearing message comprises the clearing status field, and the value of the clearing status field represents a non-temporary clearing indication; or

the first vehicle clearing message comprises the clearing status field, and the value of the clearing status field represents the temporary clearing indication.

11. The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein the first vehicle clearing message and the second vehicle clearing message comprise a leaving list and a temporary leaving list, the leaving list comprising identity information of the target in-platoon vehicle, the temporary leaving list comprising identity information of the following vehicles behind the target in-platoon vehicle, and the temporary leaving list being used as the temporary clearing indication.

12. The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a leaving application message transmitted by the target in-platoon vehicle; and

the transmitting, from the leading vehicle, a first vehicle clearing message to the target in-platoon vehicle, and a second vehicle clearing message to following vehicles behind the target in-platoon vehicle comprises:

in response to receiving the leaving application message, transmitting, by the leading vehicle, the first vehicle clearing message to the target in-platoon vehicle, and the second vehicle clearing message to the following vehicles behind the target in-platoon vehicle.

13. The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein the transmitting, from the leading vehicle, a first vehicle clearing message to the target in-platoon vehicle, and a second vehicle clearing message to following vehicles behind the target in-platoon vehicle comprises:

when detecting an abnormal behavior of the target in-platoon vehicle or in response to an adjustment instruction for adjusting the target vehicle platoon, transmitting the first vehicle clearing message to the target in-platoon vehicle, and transmitting the second vehicle clearing message to the following vehicles behind the target in-platoon vehicle.

14. The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein the temporary clearing indication comprises a temporary clearing timer; and after the transmitting a second vehicle clearing message to following vehicles behind the target in-platoon vehicle, the method further comprises:

maintaining, in the leading vehicle before a time specified by the temporary clearing timer, platoon information of the following vehicles behind the target in-platoon vehicle in the target vehicle platoon.

15. The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein the temporary clearing indication comprises a temporary clearing timer; and the method further comprises:

when no platoon joining message returned by a target following vehicle in the following vehicles behind the target in-platoon vehicle has been received within a time specified by the temporary clearing timer, putting identity information of the target following vehicle into a leaving list, and setting a status of the target following vehicle to the free status.

16. The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein the reorganizing the following vehicles behind the target in-platoon vehicle according to the platoon joining message to form a new vehicle platoon comprises:

reorganizing platoon information according to the platoon joining message; and

transmitting the reorganized platoon information to the following vehicles behind the target in-platoon vehicle that have returned the platoon joining message, to form the new vehicle platoon.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing one or more programs, the one or more programs, when executed by one or more processors of an electronic device, causing the electronic device to implement a method for controlling vehicles driving as a platoon, the method including:

transmitting, from the leading vehicle, a first vehicle clearing message to the target in-platoon vehicle, and a second vehicle clearing message to following vehicles in the target vehicle platoon behind the target in-platoon vehicle, the first vehicle clearing message being used for indicating that a status of the target in-platoon vehicle is a free status and instructing the target in-platoon vehicle to leave the target vehicle platoon, the second vehicle clearing message comprising a temporary clearing indication, the temporary clearing indication being used for instructing temporary clearing of the following vehicles behind the target in-platoon vehicle, and a status of the following vehicles behind the target in-platoon vehicle that receive the second vehicle clearing message being a temporary clearing status;

receiving a platoon joining message returned from the following vehicles behind the target in-platoon vehicle in response to receiving the temporary clearing indication; and

reorganizing the following vehicles behind the target in-platoon vehicle according to the platoon joining message to form a new vehicle platoon, the new vehicle platoon not comprising the target in-platoon vehicle and following vehicles behind the target in-platoon vehicle that have not transmitted the platoon joining message to the leading vehicle.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 17 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a leaving application message transmitted by the target in-platoon vehicle; and

the transmitting, from the leading vehicle, a first vehicle clearing message to the target in-platoon vehicle, and a second vehicle clearing message to following vehicles behind the target in-platoon vehicle comprises:

in response to receiving the leaving application message, transmitting, by the leading vehicle, the first vehicle clearing message to the target in-platoon vehicle, and the second vehicle clearing message to the following vehicles behind the target in-platoon vehicle.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 17 , wherein the transmitting, from the leading vehicle, a first vehicle clearing message to the target in-platoon vehicle, and a second vehicle clearing message to following vehicles behind the target in-platoon vehicle comprises:

when detecting an abnormal behavior of the target in-platoon vehicle or in response to an adjustment instruction for adjusting the target vehicle platoon, transmitting, from the leading vehicle, the first vehicle clearing message to the target in-platoon vehicle, and the second vehicle clearing message to the following vehicles behind the target in-platoon vehicle.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 17 , wherein the temporary clearing indication comprises a temporary clearing timer; and after the transmitting a second vehicle clearing message to following vehicles behind the target in-platoon vehicle, the method further comprises:

maintaining, in the leading vehicle before a time specified by the temporary clearing timer, platoon information of the following vehicles behind the target in-platoon vehicle in the target vehicle platoon.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 13, 2023
From: ZHANG, ZHUOYUN
To: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 062374/0514 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202011481594 · Dec 15, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021130681 · Nov 15, 2021
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