Application US20190195982

METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT DISTANCE MEASUREMENTS BETWEEN THE TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES OF A VEHICLE CONVOY AND TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE MODULE FOR USE IN THE METHOD AND TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE
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US20190195982

1. A transportation vehicle module for use with a method for carrying out distance measurements between transportation vehicles of a convoy, the transportation vehicle module comprising: (1) (5)

a mobile radio communications module for transmission and reception of messages via a mobile telecommunications system; and

a distance control module, wherein the distance control module and the mobile radio communications module cooperate to formulate and send a distance measurement coordination message to other transportation vehicles of the convoy by the mobile radio network communications module,

wherein the distances between the transportation vehicles of the convoy are controlled automatically based on the distance measurement coordination message,

wherein a UWB ranging method corresponding to ultra-wide band ranging is used by the distance control module for distance measurement, and

wherein coordination of a time sequence of individual distance measurements between each two transportation vehicles of the convoy is performed that a planned starting time is assigned to each individual distance measurement at which that individual distance measurement is to be performed starting from a coordination event.

2. The transportation vehicle module of claim 1, wherein the distance control module sends the planned starting time points for the individual distance measurements between the transportation vehicles of the convoy to the mobile radio communications module and the mobile radio communications module incorporates the planned starting time points for the individual distance measurements between the transportation vehicles of the convoy in the distance measurement coordination message. (1) (0)

5. A transportation vehicle comprising a transportation vehicle module for use with a method for carrying out distance measurements between transportation vehicles of a convoy, the transportation vehicle module comprising: (1) (6)

a mobile radio communications module for transmission and reception of messages via a mobile telecommunications system; and

wherein the distances between the transportation vehicles of the convoy are controlled automatically based on the distance measurement coordination message,

wherein a UWB ranging method corresponding to ultra-wide band ranging is used by the distance control module for distance measurement,

wherein the transportation vehicle module is installed in the transportation vehicle.

6. The transportation vehicle of claim 5, wherein the distance control module sends the planned starting time points for the individual distance measurements between the transportation vehicles of the convoy to the mobile radio communications module and the mobile radio communications module incorporates the planned starting time points for the individual distance measurements between the transportation vehicles of the convoy in the distance measurement coordination message. (1) (0)

9. A method for carrying out distance measurements between transportation vehicles of a convoy in which the distances between the transportation vehicles of the convoy are controlled automatically, wherein a UWB ranging method corresponding to ultra-wide band ranging is used for distance measurement, wherein coordination of the time sequence of the individual distance measurements between each two transportation vehicles of the convoy is carried out so a planned time is assigned to each individual distance measurement at which that individual distance measurement is to be carried out starting from the coordination event. (5) (0)

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the coordination event corresponds to the transmission of a distance measurement coordination message from a control station or a transportation vehicle of the convoy. (0)

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the transportation vehicles of the convoy are equipped for vehicle-to-vehicle communications (V2V communications), and the distance measurement coordination message is transmitted to the other transportation vehicles of the convoy by V2V communications. (0)

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the coordination of the individual distance measurements is carried out by the lead transportation vehicle of the convoy, in which the lead transportation vehicle sends the distance measurement coordination message to the other transportation vehicles of the convoy. (2) (0)

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the distance measurement coordination message to the other transportation vehicles of the convoy is sent to the other transportation vehicles of the convoy by broadcast or multicast. (1) (0)

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the planned starting time points for the individual distance measurements between the transportation vehicles of the convoy are incorporated in the distance measurement coordination message. (1) (0)

17. The method of claim 9, wherein the starting time points for the individual distance measurements between the transportation vehicles of the convoy are coordinated so the individual distance measurements are carried out in succession, wherein the individual distance measurements are carried out starting from the rear end of the convoy to the front or starting from the front end of the convoy toward the rear. (0)

18. The method of claim 9, wherein the method of UWB ranging for distance measurement is single-sided two-way ranging SS-TWR or double-sided two-way ranging DS-TWR. (0)

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Application US20190195982

METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT DISTANCE MEASUREMENTS BETWEEN THE TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES OF A VEHICLE CONVOY AND TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE MODULE FOR USE IN THE METHOD AND TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE

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