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Autonomous driving sensing system and method

A semi-autonomous, vehicular technology, applied in the field of autonomous driving sensing systems and methods, capable of addressing constraints, vehicle sensors unaware of building areas, speed limit changes in accident areas, available road lanes, etc.

Active Publication Date: 2015-08-26
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
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However, existing vehicle sensor data is limited as to the information that can be determined from
For example, vehicle sensors may not be aware of upcoming construction zones, accident zones, speed limit changes, changes in available road lanes, etc.

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[0036] figure 1 is a block diagram of an exemplary autonomous vehicle system 100 including a vehicle 101 equipped with an adjoining road 155 (eg figure 2 One or more sensor data collectors 110 operate with one or more sensor tags 160 as indicated in . Computing device 105 in vehicle 101 typically receives collected data 115 from one or more data collectors 110 and further includes autonomous driving module 106 , eg, as stored in memory of computing device 105 and by a processor of computing device 105 . An executable set of instructions.

[0037] Generally, the collected data 115 may be used by the vehicle 101 computer 105 to make decisions regarding the operation of the vehicle 101 including autonomous operation of the vehicle 101 . For example, the collected data 115 may indicate hazardous road conditions such as bumps, ice, low friction, etc., construction areas, "total stop" orders received over the network 120, and the like. The collected data 1...

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A computer in a vehicle is configured to operate the vehicle in at least one of an autonomous and a semi-autonomous mode. The computer is further configured to detect at least one condition of a roadway being traveled by the vehicle, the condition comprising at least one of a restricted lane, a restricted zone, a construction zone, and accident area, an incline, a hazardous road surface. The computer is further configured to determine at least one autonomous action based on the condition, the at least one autonomous action including at least one of altering a speed of the vehicle, controlling vehicle steering, controlling vehicle lighting, transitioning the vehicle to manual control, and controlling a distance of the vehicle from an object.

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Background technique [0001] Vehicles - particularly autonomously or semi-autonomously operating vehicles - may obtain data about environmental conditions through various mechanisms included in the vehicle, eg, sensors and the like. Sensor data can provide information about environmental conditions, road edges or lanes in a road, etc., and can be used to formulate an appropriate speed for the vehicle, an appropriate path for the vehicle, and the like. However, existing vehicle sensor data are limited with regard to the information that can be determined therefrom. For example, vehicle sensors may be unaware of impending construction zones, accident zones, speed limit changes, changes in available road lanes, etc. Therefore, a mechanism for augmenting vehicle sensor data is needed. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0002] According to the present invention, there is provided a system including a computer in a vehicle, the computer configured to operate the vehicle in at least one o...

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IPC IPC(8): B60W30/00B60W40/06G05D1/00
CPCG05D1/0289G05D1/0088G05D1/0259G05D1/0246B60W30/00B60W40/06G05D1/00B60W2050/0044B60W2050/0075B60W2556/65B60W2556/50B60W50/08B60W30/12B60W30/143B60W30/16B60W2050/009B60W2050/0095G05D1/0223G05D1/0234B60K31/0008B60Q1/08B62D6/00B60W2754/10B60W2552/40B60W2552/35B60W60/0059B60W2556/20B60W60/0053B60W60/0051B60W2554/20B60W2420/403B60W2420/50B60W60/00184B60W2420/408
Inventor 戴尔·斯科特·克劳姆贝兹托马斯·爱德华·皮卢蒂马特·Y·鲁普罗杰·阿诺德·特朗布利安德鲁·瓦尔迪斯彼得·弗朗西斯·沃勒尔威尔福德·特伦特·约普
Owner FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC