Autonomous vehicle cornering maneuver
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsKenneth James Miller, Thomas G. Leone, William Paul Perkins, Douglas Raymond Martin
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Abstract
An example vehicle system includes a sensor and a processing device. The sensor is configured to identify a first location and a second location. The processing device is programmed to estimate a plurality of energy usages. Each energy usage is based at least in part on a speed of a host vehicle at the first location. The processing device is further programmed to select one of the plurality of energy usages as a target useable energy and control the host vehicle in accordance with the speed associated with the target useable energy.
Claims20
A vehicle system comprising:
- a sensor configured to identify a first location and a second location;
- and
- a processing device programmed to estimate a plurality of energy usages each based at least in part on a different possible speed of a host vehicle at the first location, select one of the plurality of energy usages as a target useable energy, and, upon reaching the first location, control the host vehicle during a cornering maneuver, including braking, turning, and accelerating, in accordance with the speed associated with the selected target useable energy.
A method comprising:
- identifying a first location and a second location along a route;
- estimating a plurality of energy usages, each based at least in part on a different possible speed of a host vehicle at the first location;
- selecting one of the plurality of energy usages as a target useable energy;
- and
- upon reaching the first location, controlling the host vehicle during a cornering maneuver, including braking, turning, and accelerating, in accordance with the speed associated with the selected target useable energy.
A vehicle system comprising:
- a sensor configured to identify a first location and a second location;
- a power source configured to propel a host vehicle;
- and
- a processing device programmed to estimate a radius of a curve between the first location and the second location, estimate a plurality of energy usages each based at least in part on a different possible speed of the host vehicle at the first location, select one of the plurality of energy usages as a target useable energy, and, upon reaching the first location, control the host vehicle during a cornering maneuver, including braking, turning, and accelerating, in accordance with the speed associated with the selected target useable energy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.