Optimized path planner for an autonomous valet parking system for a motor vehicle
US9896091B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 19, 2016 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2520/06
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for autonomously parking or un-parking a motor vehicle includes locating the motor vehicle relative to a parking area, selecting a destination location within the parking area, generating a path from the location of the motor vehicle to the destination location, wherein the path includes a plurality of linked nodes, each node having a cost associated therewith, wherein the cost of a child node is equal to an inherited cost plus a base cost and a change cost, wherein the change cost is a function of characteristics of a parent node, and autonomously driving the motor vehicle along the path from the location of the motor vehicle to the destination location.
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