Patent ID: 11868141
Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for controlling group driving, comprising:
an inter-vehicle communication unit communicating with a leader vehicle to receive, from the leader vehicle, a driving state and a traveling track of the leader vehicle;
a leader vehicle learning unit learning a driving pattern of the leader vehicle based on the driving state of the leader vehicle received through the inter-vehicle communication unit;
an autonomous drive unit autonomously driving a follower vehicle in accordance with the traveling track of the leader vehicle; and
a follow-up control unit receiving the driving state of the leader vehicle to learn the driving pattern of the leader vehicle, controlling the autonomous drive unit to follow the traveling track of the leader vehicle, and performing the autonomous driving by applying the driving pattern of the leader vehicle,
wherein the follow-up control unit performs autonomous driving so that the follower vehicle joins the group driving by applying the driving pattern of the leader vehicle when the follower vehicle deviates from the group driving,
wherein the driving state of the leader vehicle comprises lane change timing, an entry steer angle, and an entry speed, which is provided together with road information in the leader vehicle, and wherein road information includes a width of the road, a curvature of the road and traffic congestion on the road.