Patent ID: 11964678
Assignee: TRANSPORTATION IP HOLDINGS, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A system for a vehicle group having a first and second vehicle, comprising:
a first directional sensor configured to output a first directional signal indicative of a first orientation of the first vehicle;
a second directional sensor configured to output a second directional signal indicative of a second orientation of the second vehicle; and
a heading determination unit having a communication interface and a controller, the communication interface configured to receive the first and second directional signals, the controller is configured to establish a communication link between the first vehicle and the second vehicle for coordinating movements of the first vehicle and the second vehicle based on the first orientation and the second orientation, the controller configured to prevent movement of the first vehicle responsive to the first orientation and the second orientation indicating that the first vehicle and the second vehicle are on a common or same route.