Vehicle control system
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsLuke Niewiadomski, Li Xu, Kyle Simmons
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Abstract
While operating a host vehicle in an area, a target vehicle is identified in a sub-area based on detecting a visual cue from the target vehicle. A future location of the target vehicle is predicted to intersect a path of the host vehicle. A stop position of the host vehicle is determined based on the future location of the target vehicle. At least one of the target vehicle is determined to have moved or the path of the host vehicle is updated. Then, the host vehicle is operated to the stop position or along the updated path.
Claims18
A system, comprising a computer including a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to:
- while operating a host vehicle in an area, identify a target vehicle in a sub-area based on detecting a visual cue from the target vehicle;
- predict that a future location of the target vehicle and a path of the host vehicle will intersect;
- determine a stop position of the host vehicle based on the future location of the target vehicle;
- update the path of the host vehicle to include a width of the path that satisfies a minimum width threshold, wherein the width of the path is determined by summing a first lateral distance from the host vehicle to an object and a second lateral distance from the host vehicle to the target vehicle;
- and
- then, operate the host vehicle to the stop position or along the updated path.
A method comprising:
- while operating a host vehicle in an area, identifying a target vehicle in a sub-area based on detecting a visual cue from the target vehicle;
- predicting that a future location of the target vehicle and a path of the host vehicle will intersect;
- determining a stop position of the host vehicle based on the future location of the target vehicle;
- updating the path of the host vehicle to include a width of the path that satisfies a minimum width threshold, wherein the width of the path is determined by summing a first lateral distance from the host vehicle to an object and a second lateral distance from the host vehicle to the target vehicle;
- and
- then, operating the host vehicle to the stop position or along the updated path.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.