Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle trajectory modification for following
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Application No.: US16181164Application Date: 2018-11-05
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Publication No.: US11110922B2Publication Date: 2021-09-07
- Inventor: Andrew E. Beller , Janek Hudecek , William Anthony Silva
- Applicant: Zoox, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Foster City
- Assignee: Zoox, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Zoox, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Foster City
- Agency: Lee & Hayes, P.C.
- Main IPC: G05D1/00
- IPC: G05D1/00 ; G05D1/02 ; B60W30/165 ; B60W30/14

Abstract:
Techniques for determining to modify a trajectory based on an object are discussed herein. A vehicle can determine a drivable area of an environment, capture sensor data representing an object in the environment, and perform a spot check to determine whether or not to modify a trajectory. Such a spot check may include processing to incorporate an actual or predicted extent of the object into the drivable area to modify the drivable area. A distance between a reference trajectory and the object can be determined at discrete points along the reference trajectory, and based on a cost, distance, or intersection associated with the trajectory and the modified area, the vehicle can modify its trajectory. One trajectory modification includes following, which may include varying a longitudinal control of the vehicle, for example, to maintain a relative distance and velocity between the vehicle and the object.
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