Spatial recognition in an autonomous vehicle group

摘要

An autonomous vehicle includes a sensor interface coupled to a gyroscope system, a wireless communication interface, a processor, and memory. The memory has instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the autonomous vehicle to establish a plurality of wireless communication links with two or more vehicles in a group including the autonomous vehicle and the two or more vehicles. A signal strength of each of the wireless communication links is monitored to determine an observed signal strength of each of the wireless communication links. A desired position of the autonomous vehicle is determined based on an expected signal strength of each of the wireless communication links. A position adjustment of the autonomous vehicle is initiated based on a difference between the expected signal strength and the observed signal strength in combination with data from the gyroscope system.

主权项

1. An autonomous vehicle comprising:
a sensor interface coupled to a gyroscope system; a wireless communication interface; a processor; and memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the autonomous vehicle to:
establish a plurality of wireless communication links with two or more vehicles in a group comprising the autonomous vehicle and the two or more vehicles;monitor a signal strength of each of the wireless communication links to determine an observed signal strength of each of the wireless communication links;determine a desired position of the autonomous vehicle based on an expected signal strength of each of the wireless communication links;receive control commands from a commander node through the plurality of wireless communication links; andinitiate a position adjustment of the autonomous vehicle based on the control commands and a difference between the expected signal strength and the observed signal strength in combination with data from the gyroscope system.