A method for determining a drivable area by a vehicle
AssigneeVolvo Truck Corporation
InventorsLeo LAINE, Leon HENDERSON
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Abstract
A method for determining a drivable area by a vehicle. The method comprising; obtaining data related to a track of the vehicle, wherein the data comprises a plurality of corresponding positions, headings and articulation angles of the vehicle along the track, obtaining size information of the vehicle, determining a swept area of the vehicle for the track based on the data and on the size information of the vehicle, configuring a sensor on the vehicle to detect when the vehicle drives over an obstacle, recording any obstacles detected by the sensor, and determining the drivable area based on the swept area and on recorded obstacles.
Claims19
A method for determining a drivable area by a vehicle, the method comprising;
- obtaining data related to a track of the vehicle, wherein the data comprises a plurality of corresponding positions and headings of the vehicle along the track, obtaining size information of the vehicle,
- determining a swept area of the vehicle for the track based on the data and on the size information of the vehicle,
- configuring a sensor on the vehicle to detect when the vehicle makes contact with an obstacle,
- recording any obstacles detected by the sensor,
- wherein the recording comprises determining a severity level associated with each detected obstacle, and
- determining the drivable area based on the swept area and on recorded obstacles.
A sensor unit for determining a drivable area by a vehicle, characterized in that the sensor unit is arranged to detect when the vehicle drives over an obstacle, and to record any obstacles detected by the sensor, wherein the recording comprising determining a severity level associated with each detected obstacle, and to transmit data related to any recorded obstacles to a control unit.
A control unit for determining a drivable area by a vehicle, the control unit is arranged to obtain data related to a track of the vehicle, wherein the data comprises a plurality of positions and corresponding headings and articulation angles of the vehicle along the track, and to determine a swept area of the vehicle for the track based on the data and on size information of the vehicle, characterized in that the control unit is arranged to receive data related to one or more obstacles detected by a sensor unit, wherein the received data comprises a severity level associated with each detected obstacle, and to determine the drivable area based on the swept area and on the received data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.