Apparatus and method for controlling autonomous vehicle platooning

摘要

An apparatus and method for controlling autonomous vehicle platooning are disclosed. The apparatus for controlling autonomous vehicle platooning includes a frame format configuration unit, a synchronization unit, and a contention window assignment unit. The frame format configuration unit configures the format of a frame included in a communication channel applicable to the control of autonomous vehicle platooning. The synchronization unit synchronizes a plurality of vehicles with one another using the frame so that the vehicles can perform the autonomous vehicle platooning. The contention window assignment unit assigns the different contention window values of a slot for management of the frame to the respective synchronized vehicles. The control is performed using the assigned contention window values so that the vehicles can participate in the autonomous vehicle platooning.

主权项

1. A method of controlling autonomous vehicle platooning, comprising:
configuring a format of a frame included in a communication channel applicable to control of autonomous vehicle platooning; synchronizing a plurality of vehicles with one another using the frame so that the vehicles perform the autonomous vehicle platooning; and assigning different contention window values of a slot for management of the frame to the respective synchronized vehicles, and performing control using the assigned contention window values so that the vehicles participate in the autonomous vehicle platooning, wherein a first leading vehicle (LV) notifies other vehicles that the LV is capable of autonomous vehicle platooning in a vehicle platoon; wherein vehicles (FV) following the LV receive a beacon signal from the LV and participate in the vehicle platoon via a series of procedures, and wherein non-FV vehicles that desire to participate in the vehicle platoon receive the beacon signal from the LV and participate in the vehicle platoon via the series of procedures.