Patent ID: 9715829
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: G06K,G08G

Claim:
1. A method for coordinating an operation of at least one first and at least one second motor vehicle by way of at least one coordination device selected by a control device of the at least one first and second motor vehicles based upon a feature of the coordination device, the coordination device configured as part of a third motor vehicle that is different from the at least one first and the at least one second motor vehicle, with the at least one coordination device comprising at least one sensor, a computing device and a communication device, the method comprising: recording sensor data with the at least one sensor of the at least one coordination device, determining with the computing device location information and movement information of the first and the second motor vehicle by using the sensor data, calculating with the computing device at least one expected trajectory for each of the first and the second motor vehicle by using the respective location information and movement information, checking with the computing device the at least one expected trajectory for each of the first and the second motor vehicle for conflicts that occur due to a spatial and temporal overlap of the at least one trajectory of the first motor vehicle with the at least one trajectory of the second motor vehicle, determining with the computing device a driving instruction for at least one of the first and second motor vehicle when a conflict has been determined to exist, transmitting with the communication device the driving instruction to the at least one first and second motor vehicle, and executing the driving instruction automatically with the at least one first and second motor vehicle by influencing the expected trajectory for the first or second motor vehicle to eliminate or lessen a severity of the conflict.