System for adjusting autonomous vehicle driving behavior to mimic that of neighboring/surrounding vehicles
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1. A system for controlling an autonomous vehicle, the system comprising:
- a sensor mounted to an autonomous vehicle to capture first data associated with a first proximate vehicle, and second data associated with a second proximate vehicle; and
a controller for the autonomous vehicle configured to;
analyze the first data to estimate a first aggression level of the first proximate vehicle, the first aggression level representing a first combination of a first rate of acceleration, a first rate of deceleration, and a first rate of turning of the first proximate vehicle;
analyze the second data to estimate a second aggression level of the second proximate vehicle, the second aggression level representing a second combination of a second rate of acceleration, a second rate of deceleration, and a second rate of turning of the second proximate vehicle;
combine the first aggression level and the second aggression level to determine an average aggression level; and
control a third combination of a third rate of acceleration, a third rate of deceleration, and a third rate of turning of the autonomous vehicle so the autonomous vehicle operates with a third aggression level that corresponds to the average aggression level.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for adjusting autonomous vehicle driving behavior. A controller of the autonomous vehicle may utilize an aggression factor to adjust control of the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle may detect one or more characteristics of proximate vehicles, analyze the one or more characteristics to estimate an aggression level of the proximate vehicles, and adjust the aggression factor based on the estimated aggression level.
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1. A system for controlling an autonomous vehicle, the system comprising:
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a sensor mounted to an autonomous vehicle to capture first data associated with a first proximate vehicle, and second data associated with a second proximate vehicle; and a controller for the autonomous vehicle configured to; analyze the first data to estimate a first aggression level of the first proximate vehicle, the first aggression level representing a first combination of a first rate of acceleration, a first rate of deceleration, and a first rate of turning of the first proximate vehicle; analyze the second data to estimate a second aggression level of the second proximate vehicle, the second aggression level representing a second combination of a second rate of acceleration, a second rate of deceleration, and a second rate of turning of the second proximate vehicle; combine the first aggression level and the second aggression level to determine an average aggression level; and control a third combination of a third rate of acceleration, a third rate of deceleration, and a third rate of turning of the autonomous vehicle so the autonomous vehicle operates with a third aggression level that corresponds to the average aggression level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for controlling an autonomous vehicle, the method comprising:
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capturing, by a sensor mounted to the autonomous vehicle, first data associated with a first proximate vehicle, and second data associated with a second proximate vehicle; analyzing the first data to estimate a first aggression level of the first proximate vehicle, the first aggression level representing a first combination of a first rate of acceleration, a first rate of deceleration, and a first rate of turning of the first proximate vehicle; analyzing the second data to estimate a second aggression level of the second proximate vehicle, the second aggression level representing a second combination of a second rate of acceleration, a second rate of deceleration, and a second rate of turning of the second proximate vehicle; combine the first aggression level and the second aggression level to determine an average aggression level; and operating the autonomous vehicle with a third aggression level matching the average aggression level. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for controlling an autonomous vehicle, the system comprising:
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a means for capturing first data associated with a first proximate vehicle that is proximate to an autonomous vehicle, and second data associated with a second proximate vehicle that is proximate to the autonomous vehicle; a means for analyzing the first data to estimate a first aggression level, the first aggression level representing a first combination of a first rate of acceleration, a first rate of deceleration, and a first rate of turning of the first proximate vehicle; a means for analyzing the second data to estimate a second aggression level, the second aggression level representing a second combination of a second rate of acceleration, a second rate of deceleration, and a second rate of turning of the first proximate vehicle; a means for computing an average of the first aggression level and the second aggression level to form a collective aggression level; and a means for controlling the autonomous vehicle according to the collective aggression level. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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