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EFFICIENT DATA FLOW ALGORITHMS FOR AUTONOMOUS LANE CHANGING, PASSING AND OVERTAKING BEHAVIORS

  • US 20140207325A1
  • Filed: 01/21/2013
  • Published: 07/24/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for making a lane changing maneuver in an autonomously driven vehicle, said method comprising:

  • providing a navigation controller on the vehicle that provides a planned route for the vehicle to follow;

    providing a vehicle controller on the vehicle that receives route information from the navigation controller and provides steering, braking and throttle control for the vehicle to follow the route;

    initiating a lane-change maneuver by the navigation controller to cause the vehicle to travel from a current roadway lane to an adjacent roadway lane;

    initiating a lane-change maneuver by the vehicle controller to cause the vehicle to travel from the current roadway lane to an adjacent roadway lane; and

    providing route information including providing a route segment from the navigation controller to the vehicle controller in response to either the navigation controller initiated lane change or the vehicle controller initiated lane change that identifies a path in the adjacent lane for the vehicle controller to steer the vehicle to make the lane-change maneuver.

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