SPEED PLANNING GUIDANCE LINE FOR MILD SLOW DOWN

    公开(公告)号:US20210200231A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-01

    申请号:US16730181

    申请日:2019-12-30

    Applicant: Baidu USA LLC

    Inventor: FAN ZHU

    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system for planning a deceleration trajectory based on a natural deceleration profile for an autonomous driving vehicle (ADV) is disclosed. In one embodiment, in response to a request for driving in a natural deceleration mode, a current speed of the ADV is determined. A speed guideline is generated based on a predetermined natural deceleration profile associated with the ADV in view of the current speed of the ADV. A speed planning operation is performed by optimizing a total cost function based on the speed guideline to determine speeds of a plurality of trajectory points along a trajectory planned to drive the ADV. A number of control commands are generated based on the speed planning operation to control the ADV with the planned speeds along the trajectory, such that the ADV naturally slows down according to the predetermined natural deceleration profile.

    POST COLLISION, DAMAGE REDUCTION BRAKE SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20210188257A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-24

    申请号:US16723796

    申请日:2019-12-20

    Applicant: Baidu USA LLC

    Inventor: FAN ZHU

    Abstract: A first obstacle colliding with the ADV is detected. A minimum deceleration that is required for the ADV to avoid colliding with a second obstacle within a predetermined proximity of a moving direction is determined. A brake command is generated based on the minimum deceleration. Then, the brake command is applied to the ADV, such that the ADV avoids collision with the second obstacle and softens an impact of the collision with the first obstacle.

    METHOD FOR DETERMINING PASSABLE AREA IN PLANNING A PATH OF AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLES

    公开(公告)号:US20210181741A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-17

    申请号:US16711118

    申请日:2019-12-11

    Abstract: According to one embodiment, in response to determining that an obstacle blocks at least a portion of a current lane in which an ADV is driving, an obstacle boundary of the obstacle is determined based on the size and shape of the obstacle. A lane configuration is determined based on map data of a map corresponding to a road associated with the lanes. A passing lane boundary that can be utilized by the ADV is determined based on the lane configuration of the road and the obstacle boundary of the obstacle. A passable area is calculated within the passing lane boundary based on a size of the ADV. The passable area is utilized by the ADV to pass the obstacle without collision. Thereafter, a trajectory is planned within the passable area boundary to control the ADV to pass the obstacle.

    AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLES WITH DUAL AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEMS FOR SAFETY

    公开(公告)号:US20210179122A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-17

    申请号:US16711649

    申请日:2019-12-12

    Applicant: Baidu USA LLC

    Inventor: FAN ZHU

    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a first autonomous driving system (e.g., main system) is configured to perform a planning and control operation on an ADV, including perceiving a driving environment surrounding the ADV and planning a trajectory to drive the ADV. A second autonomous driving system (e.g., a backup system) operates as a redundant driving system to monitor a first operating status of the first autonomous driving system. The first autonomous driving system further monitors a second operating status of the second autonomous driving system. A safety action is performed to transition the ADV into a safer state based on the monitored operating status of the first and second autonomous driving systems.

    AUTOMATED WARNING SYSTEM TO DETECT A FRONT VEHICLE SLIPS BACKWARDS

    公开(公告)号:US20200298754A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-24

    申请号:US16360986

    申请日:2019-03-21

    Applicant: Baidu USA LLC

    Inventor: FAN ZHU

    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system perceives an environment surrounding an ADV including a vehicle in front of the ADV. The system determines whether the vehicle in front is slipping backwards based on the perception. The system determines whether the vehicle in front is situated on a road with a slope based on map information. The system determines whether a tail light or a brake light of the vehicle in front is turned on based on the perception. If it is determined that the vehicle in front is situated on a sloped road, is slipping backwards, and the tail light or the brake light is not turned on, the system calculates a time to impact or a distance to impact based on the distance and speed of the vehicle in front.

    PREDETERMINED CALIBRATION TABLE-BASED VEHICLE THROTTLE/BRAKE ASSIST SYSTEM FOR L2 AUTONOMOUS DRIVING

    公开(公告)号:US20200172117A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-04

    申请号:US16205193

    申请日:2018-11-29

    Applicant: Baidu USA LLC

    Inventor: FAN ZHU

    Abstract: In one embodiment, in response to a first control command originated from a driver of an ADV, an expected acceleration of the ADV in response to the first control command is determined in view of a current speed of the ADV under the standard driving environment (e.g., dry road, flat road surface, normal tire pressure, zero load). One of the command calibration tables is selected based on a current driving environment of the ADV at the point in time. A lookup operation is performed in the selected command calibration table to obtain a second control command based on the current speed and expected acceleration of the ADV. The second control command is then issued to the ADV to control the ADV. As a result, the ADV would have reached the same acceleration under the current driving environment as if the ADV was driving in the standard driving environment.

    NOVEL METHOD ON MOVING OBSTACLE REPRESENTATION FOR TRAJECTORY PLANNING

    公开(公告)号:US20190317509A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-17

    申请号:US15954998

    申请日:2018-04-17

    Applicant: Baidu USA LLC

    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a system operates an ADV. In one embodiment, the system perceives a driving environment surrounding the ADV based on sensor data obtained from a plurality of sensors, including perceiving a moving obstacle that is moving relative to the ADV. The system projects the moving obstacle as a figure onto a station-time (ST) coordinate system, wherein the ST coordinate system indicates a distance between the figure and a reference point at different points in time. And the system, for each of a plurality of predetermined processing time intervals, determines two points of the figure in the ST coordinate system to represent a shape of the figure, wherein the shape of the figure is utilized to plan a trajectory to drive the ADV to avoid colliding with the moving obstacle.

    COST BASED PATH PLANNING FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLES

    公开(公告)号:US20190080266A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-14

    申请号:US15701427

    申请日:2017-09-11

    Applicant: Baidu USA LLC

    Inventor: FAN ZHU QI KONG

    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a system generates a number of possible decisions for routing the ADV from a first location to a second location based on perception information perceiving a driving environment surrounding the ADV, including one or more obstacles in view of a set of traffic rules. The system calculates a number of trajectories based on a combination of one or more of the possible decisions. The system calculates a total cost for each of the trajectories using a number of cost functions and selects one of the trajectories with a minimum total cost as the driving trajectory to control the ADV autonomously. The cost functions include a path cost function, a speed cost function, and an obstacle cost function.

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