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Driving assistance method and system

US11648935B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 31, 2016
Grant dateMay 16, 2023
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Expiry dateApr 18, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60W2050/143
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A driving assistance system includes a sensor set, a data storage device and an output device. The sensor set detects a set of road users and, for each road user, a current state including a current speed and a current position. The data storage device includes a finite plurality of behavioral models. The data processor assigns a behavioral model to each road user, probabilistically estimates, for each road user, a belief state comprising a set of alternative subsequent states and corresponding probabilities, each alternative subsequent state including a speed and a position, according to the behavioral model assigned to each road user, and determines a risk of collision of the road vehicle with a road user, based on the probabilistically estimated future state of each road user. The output device outputs a driver warning signal or executes an avoidance action if the risk of collision exceeds a predetermined threshold.

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