Vehicle pass maneuvering
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsKeith Weston, Stuart C. Salter, Michael Alan McNees
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Abstract
A first passing width of a first vehicle can be determined based on (1) a first vehicle angle to a horizontal plane defined with respect to a roadway and (2) a first vehicle lateral width. Upon determining that a sum of the first passing width and a second passing width of a second vehicle exceeds a first available passing width at a first location on the road, a second location can be determined on the road having a second available passing width greater than or equal to the first and second passing widths.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a computer including a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor including instructions to:
- determine a first passing width of a first vehicle based on (1) a first vehicle angle to a horizontal plane defined with respect to a road and (2) a first vehicle lateral width;
- upon determining that a sum of the first passing width and a second passing width of a second vehicle exceeds a first available passing width at a first location, determine a second location having a second available passing width greater than or equal to the first and second passing widths;
- and
- transmit to the first vehicle and/or the second vehicle the second location and/or routing guidance based on the second location;
- wherein the routing guidance includes guidance for a dig maneuver where one of the first vehicle or the second vehicle actuate a braking force on inner wheels and actuate opposing torque forces on respective outer wheels to dig the outer wheels into the surface conditions to achieve the first vehicle angle or a second vehicle angle, wherein the inner wheels are on a side of the respective vehicle furthest from an edge or boundary of the road and the outer wheels are on a side of the respective vehicle closest to the edge or boundary of the road.
A method performed by a first vehicle, comprising:
- determining a first passing width of a first vehicle based on (1) a first vehicle angle to a horizontal plane defined with respect to a road and (2) a first vehicle lateral width;
- and
- upon determining that a sum of the first passing width and a second passing width of a second vehicle exceeds a first available passing width at a first location, determining a second location having a second available passing width greater than or equal to the first and second passing widths;
- and
- transmitting to the first vehicle and/or the second vehicle the second location and/or routing guidance based on the second location;
- wherein the routing guidance includes guidance for a dig maneuver where one of the first vehicle or the second vehicle actuate a braking force on inner wheels and actuate opposing torque forces on respective outer wheels to dig the outer wheels into the surface conditions to achieve the first vehicle angle or a second vehicle angle, wherein the inner wheels are on a side of the respective vehicle furthest from an edge or boundary of the road and the outer wheels are on a side of the respective vehicle closest to the edge or boundary of the road.
A system, comprising:
- a computer including a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor including instructions to:
- determine a first passing width of a first vehicle based on (1) a first vehicle angle to a horizontal plane defined with respect to a road and (2) a first vehicle lateral width;
- upon determining that a sum of the first passing width and a second passing width of a second vehicle exceeds a first available passing width at a first location, determine a second location having a second available passing width greater than or equal to the first and second passing widths;
- actuate a propulsion subsystem, a steering subsystem, and/or a braking subsystem of the first vehicle to proceed to the second location;
- and
- upon reaching the second location, actuate the braking subsystem to apply a braking force on first vehicle inner wheels and actuate the propulsion subsystem to apply opposing torque forces on respective first vehicle outer wheels to dig outer wheels into a surface of the road to achieve the first vehicle angle at the second location, wherein the first vehicle inner wheels are on a side of the first vehicle furthest from an edge or boundary of the road and the first vehicle inner wheels are on a side of the first vehicle closest to the edge or boundary of the road.
A method performed by a first vehicle, comprising:
- determining a first passing width of a first vehicle based on (1) a first vehicle angle to a horizontal plane defined with respect to a road and (2) a first vehicle lateral width;
- upon determining that a sum of the first passing width and a second passing width of a second vehicle exceeds a first available passing width at a first location, determining a second location having a second available passing width greater than or equal to the first and second passing widths;
- actuating a propulsion subsystem, a steering subsystem, and/or a braking subsystem of the first vehicle to proceed to the second location;
- and
- upon reaching the second location, actuating the braking subsystem to apply a braking force on first vehicle inner wheels and actuate the propulsion subsystem to apply opposing torque forces on respective first vehicle outer wheels to dig outer wheels into a surface of the road to achieve the first vehicle angle at the second location, wherein the first vehicle inner wheels are on a side of the first vehicle furthest from an edge or boundary of the road and the first vehicle inner wheels are on a side of the first vehicle closest to the edge or boundary of the road.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.