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US 10,539,961 B2Granted
Steering capability prediction
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJens Christiansen, Eric She
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Abstract
Vehicles can be equipped to operate in both autonomous and occupant piloted mode. A computing device included in a vehicle can determine estimated steering velocities for a steering system of a vehicle as a function of respective steering angles and time steps and determine a path for the vehicle to travel based on the estimated steering velocities.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- determining a plurality of estimated steering velocities for a steering system of a vehicle, wherein each of the steering velocities is a rate at which the vehicle can change direction in a respective period of time based on a respective steering angle in the respective period of time;
- determining a path for the vehicle to travel based on the estimated steering velocities at each of respective periods of time;
- and
- controlling the vehicle to operate along the path according to the estimated steering velocities.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to:
- determine a plurality of estimated steering velocities for a steering system of a vehicle, wherein each of the steering velocities is a rate at which the vehicle can change direction in a respective period of time based on a respective steering angle in the respective period of time;
- and
- determine a path for the vehicle to travel based on the estimated steering velocities at each of respective periods of time;
- and
- control the vehicle to operate along the path according to the estimated steering velocities.
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A vehicle, comprising a computing device including:
- a processor;
- a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to:
- determine a plurality of estimated steering velocities for a steering system of a vehicle, wherein each of the steering velocities is a rate at which the vehicle can change direction in a respective period of time based on a respective steering angle in the respective period of time;
- and
- determine a path for the vehicle to travel based on the estimated steering velocities at each of respective periods of time;
- and
- control the vehicle to operate along the path according to the estimated steering velocities.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.