Systems and methods for determining future intentions of objects

US11884269B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Argo AI, LLC · US

Inventors

• Lorenzo Nardi · Peising, DE
• Andreas Eberlein · Peising, DE
• Constantin Savtchenko · Stoops Ferry, US
• Greydon Foil · Pittsburgh, US
• Andrew T. Hartnett · Town of West Hartford, US
• G. Peter K. Carr · Allison Park, US
• Jagjeet Singh · Pittsburgh, US
• Bangjie Liu · Pittsburgh, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 19, 2021
• Grant date: Jan 30, 2024
• Expiry date: Oct 29, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B64U2201/10
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Systems/methods for operating an autonomous vehicle. The methods comprise, by a computing device: using sensor data to track an object that was detected in proximity to the autonomous vehicle; classifying the object into at least one dynamic state class of a plurality of dynamic state classes; transforming the at least one dynamic state class into at least one goal class of a plurality of goal classes; transforming the at least one goal class into at least one proposed future intention class of a plurality of proposed future intention classes; determining at least one predicted future intention of the object based on the proposed future intention class; and/or causing the autonomous vehicle to perform at least one autonomous driving operation based on the at least one predicted future intention determined for the object.