Autonomous vehicle control system
First Claim
1. An autonomous vehicle control system operating on a computer readable medium, the autonomous vehicle control system comprising:
- an operational plan controller configured to maintain a plurality of operational plans that each correspond to a predetermined set of behavioral characteristics of an associated autonomous vehicle based on situational awareness data provided via on-board sensors of the autonomous vehicle and mission control data provided from a user interface;
a decision-making algorithm configured to select one of the plurality of operational plans for operational behavior of the autonomous vehicle based on the situational awareness data and the mission control data at a given time and to provide an intent decision based on the situational awareness data and the selected one of the plurality operational plans; and
an execution engine configured to provide control outputs to operational components associated with the autonomous vehicle for navigation and control of the autonomous vehicle based on the selected one of the plurality of operational plans and in response to the intent decision.
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Abstract
One example includes an autonomous vehicle control system. The system includes an operational plan controller to maintain operational plans that each correspond to a predetermined set of behavioral characteristics of an associated autonomous vehicle based on situational awareness data provided from on-board sensors of the autonomous vehicle and mission control data provided from a user interface. The system also includes a decision-making algorithm to select one of the operational plans for operational behavior of the autonomous vehicle based on the situational awareness data and the mission control data at a given time and to provide an intent decision based on the situational awareness data and the selected one of the operational plans. The system further includes an execution engine to provide control outputs to operational components of the autonomous vehicle for navigation and control based on the selected one of the operational plans and in response to the intent decision.
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1. An autonomous vehicle control system operating on a computer readable medium, the autonomous vehicle control system comprising:
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an operational plan controller configured to maintain a plurality of operational plans that each correspond to a predetermined set of behavioral characteristics of an associated autonomous vehicle based on situational awareness data provided via on-board sensors of the autonomous vehicle and mission control data provided from a user interface; a decision-making algorithm configured to select one of the plurality of operational plans for operational behavior of the autonomous vehicle based on the situational awareness data and the mission control data at a given time and to provide an intent decision based on the situational awareness data and the selected one of the plurality operational plans; and an execution engine configured to provide control outputs to operational components associated with the autonomous vehicle for navigation and control of the autonomous vehicle based on the selected one of the plurality of operational plans and in response to the intent decision. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for controlling an autonomous vehicle, the method comprising:
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providing mission control data to an autonomous vehicle control system associated with the autonomous vehicle via a user interface; generating situational awareness data associated with the autonomous vehicle in response receiving sensor data provided from on-board sensors; selecting one of a plurality of operational plans that each correspond to a predetermined set of behavioral characteristics of the autonomous vehicle based on the situational awareness data and the mission control data; and providing control outputs to operational components associated with the autonomous vehicle for navigation and control of the autonomous vehicle in response to the sensor data and based on the selected one of the plurality of operational plans. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An autonomous vehicle comprising:
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on-board sensors configured to generate situational awareness data associated with situational awareness conditions of the autonomous vehicle; operational components configured to provide navigation and control of the autonomous vehicle in response to control outputs; and an autonomous vehicle control system operating on a computer readable medium, the autonomous vehicle control system comprising; an operational plan controller configured to maintain a plurality of operational plans that each correspond to a predetermined set of behavioral characteristics of an associated autonomous vehicle based on the situational awareness data and mission control data; a decision-making algorithm configured to select one of the plurality of operational plans for operational behavior of the autonomous vehicle based on the sensor data and the mission control data at a given time and to provide an intent decision based on the situational awareness data and based on the selected one of the plurality operational plans; and an execution engine configured to provide the control outputs to the operational components based on the selected one of the plurality of operational plans and in response to the intent decision. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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