Sensor fusion based on intersection scene to determine vehicle collision potential
US11325594B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 10, 2020 |
| Grant date | May 10, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S2013/9316
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Methods and systems to implement sensor fusion to determine collision potential for a vehicle include identifying a specific intersection that the vehicle is approaching, and identifying collision potential scenarios associated with one or more paths through the specific intersection. Each collision potential scenario defines a risk of a collision between the vehicle and an object in a specified area. A weight with which one or more information sources of the vehicle are considered is adjusted for each collision potential scenario such that a highest weight is given to one or more of the one or more information sources that provide most relevant and reliable information about the specified area. Sensor fusion is implemented based on the adjusting the weight of the one or more information sources and performing detection based on the sensor fusion, and an alert is provided or actions are implemented according to the detection.
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