Brake preload system for autonomous vehicles
US11760319B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 1, 2022 |
| Grant date | Sep 19, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 1, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S17/931
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Vehicles according to at least some embodiments of the disclosure include a sensor, and a computing device comprising at least one hardware processing unit. The computing device is programmed to perform operations comprising capturing an image with the sensor, identifying an object in the image, and in response to an accuracy of the identification meeting a first criterion, pre-loading a braking system of the autonomous vehicle. In some aspects, the computing device may predict that an object not currently within a path of the vehicle has a probability of entering the path of the vehicle that meets a second criterion. When the probability of entering the path meets the second criterion, some of the disclosed embodiments may pre-load the braking system.
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