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US 2012/0083960 A1Published application
System and method for predicting behaviors of detected objects
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorsJiajun Zhu, David I. Ferguson, Dmitri A. Dolgov
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Abstract
Aspects of the invention relate generally to autonomous vehicles. Specifically, the features described may be used alone or in combination in order to improve the safety, use, driver experience, and performance of these vehicles.
Claims23
A method for controlling a vehicle, the method comprising:
- detecting an object external to a vehicle using one or more sensors;
- using a processor, determining a classification and a state of the detected object;
- predicting a likely behavior of the detected object based on behavior data for other objects having a classification and state similar to the detected object;
- and
- providing a command to orient the vehicle in a position and velocity based at least in part on the likely behavior of the detected object.
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A system for controlling a vehicle having an autonomous operation mode, the system comprising:
- one or more sensors for detecting an object in a vehicle's surroundings;
- and
- a processor coupled to the one or more sensors, the processor being operable to:
- control operation of the vehicle based on a first control strategy, wherein the first control strategy is not based on the detected object;
- determine a classification and a state of the detected object;
- access behavior data for other objects having a classification and a state similar to the detected object;
- predict a likely behavior of the detected object based in at least in part on the accessed behavior data;
- determine a second control strategy, wherein the second control strategy is based at least in part on the likely behavior of the detected object;
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- control operation of the vehicle based on a second control strategy.
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A method for providing data in connection with controlling of a vehicle, the system comprising:
- storing, at a server, behavior data for a plurality of objects, wherein the behavior data includes classification and state information for at least a subset of the plurality of objects;
- receiving identification data from a remote device, wherein the identification data includes data relating to a detected object near the remote device;
- determining, at the server, the classification and state of the detected object;
- predicting a likely behavior of the detected object based on the behavior data for the plurality of objects having a classification and state similar to the detected object;
- transmitting the likely behavior of the detected object to the remote device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.