Safe-To-Proceed System for an Automated Vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US20190304308A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-03

    申请号:US16303075

    申请日:2017-05-04

    Abstract: A safe-to-proceed system (10) for operating an automated vehicle proximate to an intersection (14) includes an intersection-detector (18), a vehicle-detector (20), and a controller (24). The intersection-detector (18) is suitable for use on a host-vehicle (12). The intersection-detector (18) is used to determine when a host-vehicle (12) is proximate to an intersection (14). The vehicle-detector (20) is also suitable for use on the host-vehicle (12). The vehicle-detector (20) is used to estimate a stopping-distance (22) of an other-vehicle (16) approaching the intersection (14). The controller (24) is in communication with the intersection-detector (18) and the vehicle-detector (20). The controller (24) is configured to prevent the host-vehicle (12) from entering the intersection (14) when the stopping-distance (22) indicates that the other-vehicle (16) will enter the intersection (14) before stopping.

    MAP UPDATE SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED VEHICLES
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170350713A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-07

    申请号:US15171148

    申请日:2016-06-02

    Abstract: A map-data update system suitable for use by automated vehicles includes a digital-map, an imager-device, and a controller. The digital-map is used to indicate an expected-position of a traffic-signal relative to a map-location of a host-vehicle. The imager-device is suitable to install on the host-vehicle. The imager-device is used to determine an actual-position of the traffic-signal relative to a present-location of the host-vehicle. The controller is in communication with the digital-map and the imager-device. The controller issues an update-request to update the digital-map when the actual-position differs from the expected-position by greater than an error-threshold.

    Infrastructure-Device Status-Verification System For Automated Vehicles

    公开(公告)号:US20170286784A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-10-05

    申请号:US15083520

    申请日:2016-03-29

    Abstract: An infrastructure-device status-verification system suitable for use by an automated vehicle includes a transceiver, an object-detector, and a controller. The transceiver is suitable to install on a host-vehicle. The transceiver is used to receive an indicated-status of an infrastructure-device. The object-detector is suitable to install on the host-vehicle. The object-detector is used to determine a detected-status of the infrastructure-device. The controller is in communication with the transceiver and the object-detector. The controller determines a confirmed-status of the infrastructure-device based on the indicated-status and the detected-status. The system provides for increased confidence and security regarding information about the status of an infrastructure-device such as the traffic-signal (e.g. red, yellow, and green), thereby avoid miss-information caused by, for example, hacking or spoofing of V2I communications from the infrastructure-device, and overcome instances when the field-of-view between the object-detector and the infrastructure-device 26 becomes occluded after the confirmed-status has been established or determined.

    V2X object-location verification system for automated vehicles

    公开(公告)号:US09671785B1

    公开(公告)日:2017-06-06

    申请号:US15083538

    申请日:2016-03-29

    Abstract: An object-detection system suitable for use in an automated vehicle includes a transceiver, and object-detector, and a controller. The transceiver is suitable to install on a host-vehicle. The transceiver is used to receive an indicated-location of an object proximate to the host-vehicle. The object-detector is suitable to install on the host-vehicle. The object-detector is used to detect a relative-location of the object relative to the host-vehicle. The controller is in communication with the transceiver and the object-detector. The controller determines a confirmed-location of the object relative to the host-vehicle based on the indicated-location and the relative-location. Determining the confirmed-location of the object allows for selecting from a variety of optimized algorithms to better track subsequent expected motion of the object, and reducing the risk of unnecessary or erratic action by the host-vehicle caused by hacking of the wireless-transmission or deliberate malicious content in the wireless-transmission.

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