System, device and method of identifying and updating the operational design domain of an autonomous vehicle
US11385656B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 22, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C21/32
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system, method and processor readable medium for identifying an operational design domain (ODD) for operation of an autonomous driving system (ADS). In one aspect, a proposed map is used to generate a geographic dataset. Performance of the ADS is evaluated against the geographic dataset under a range of environment& conditions, thereby identifying a bounded-risk portion of a proposed condition space defined by the proposed map and the range of environmental conditions. The operational design domain is identified based on the bounded-risk portion of the proposed condition space. The ODD can be updated as additional data is received. When a vehicle using the ADS is likely to leave the ODD, an operator can be alerted.
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