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Autonomous vehicle operational management scenarios

US11084504B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 30, 2017
Grant dateAug 10, 2021
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Expiry dateNov 30, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08G1/166
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Traversing, by an autonomous vehicle, a vehicle transportation network, may include operating a scenario-specific operational control evaluation module instance, wherein the scenario-specific operational control evaluation module instance includes an instance of a scenario-specific operational control evaluation model of a vehicle operational scenario wherein the vehicle operational scenario is a merge vehicle operational scenario or a pass-obstruction vehicle operational scenario, receiving a candidate vehicle control action from the scenario-specific operational control evaluation module instance, and traversing a portion of the vehicle transportation network in accordance with the candidate vehicle control action.

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