SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NAVIGATING LANE MERGES AND LANE SPLITS
First Claim
1. A system for navigating a host vehicle, the system comprising:
- at least one processing device programmed to;
receive, from an image capture device, a plurality of images representative of an environment of the host vehicle, the environment including a road on which the host vehicle is traveling;
analyze at least one of the plurality of images to identify a target vehicle traveling in a lane of the road different from a lane in which the host vehicle is traveling;
analyze at least one of the plurality of images to identify at least one lane mark associated with the lane in which the target vehicle is traveling;
detect one or more lane mark characteristics of the at least one identified lane mark;
use the one or more detected lane mark characteristics to determine a type of the at least one identified lane mark;
determine at least one characteristic of the target vehicle; and
determine a navigational action for the host vehicle based on the determined lane mark type and the determined characteristic of the target vehicle.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for navigating an autonomous vehicle. In one implementation, a system includes a processing device programmed to receive a plurality of images representative of an environment of the host vehicle. The environment includes a road on which the host vehicle is traveling. The at least one processing device is further programmed to analyze the images to identify a target vehicle traveling in a lane of the road different from a lane in which the host vehicle is traveling; analyze the images to identify a lane mark associated with the lane in which the target vehicle is traveling; detect lane mark characteristics of the identified lane mark; use the detected lane mark characteristics to determine a type of the identified lane mark; determine a characteristic of the target vehicle; and determine a navigational action for the host vehicle based on the determined lane mark type and the determined characteristic of the target vehicle.
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28 Claims
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1. A system for navigating a host vehicle, the system comprising:
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at least one processing device programmed to; receive, from an image capture device, a plurality of images representative of an environment of the host vehicle, the environment including a road on which the host vehicle is traveling; analyze at least one of the plurality of images to identify a target vehicle traveling in a lane of the road different from a lane in which the host vehicle is traveling; analyze at least one of the plurality of images to identify at least one lane mark associated with the lane in which the target vehicle is traveling; detect one or more lane mark characteristics of the at least one identified lane mark; use the one or more detected lane mark characteristics to determine a type of the at least one identified lane mark; determine at least one characteristic of the target vehicle; and determine a navigational action for the host vehicle based on the determined lane mark type and the determined characteristic of the target vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for navigating a host vehicle, the system comprising:
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at least one processing device programmed to; receive, from an image capture device, a plurality of images representative of an environment of the host vehicle, the environment including a road on which the host vehicle is traveling; analyze at least one of the plurality of images to identify a target vehicle traveling in a lane of the road in which the host vehicle is traveling; analyze at least one of the plurality of images to identify at least one lane mark associated with the lane; detect one or more characteristics of the at least one identified lane mark; use the one or more detected lane mark characteristics to determine a type of the at least one identified lane mark; determine at least one characteristic of the target vehicle; and determine a navigational action for the host vehicle based on the determined lane mark type and the determined characteristic of the target vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for navigating a host vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving, from an image capture device, a plurality of images representative of an environment of the host vehicle, the environment including a road on which the host vehicle is traveling; analyzing, by at least one processing device, at least one of the plurality of images to identify a target vehicle traveling in a lane of the road different from a lane in which the host vehicle is traveling; analyzing at least one of the plurality of images to identify at least one lane mark associated with the lane in which the target vehicle is traveling; detecting one or more lane mark characteristics of the at least one identified lane mark; use the one or more detected lane mark characteristics to determine a type of the at least one identified lane mark; determining at least one characteristic of the target vehicle; and determining a navigational action for the host vehicle based on the determined lane mark type and the determined characteristic of the target vehicle.
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28. A method for navigating a host vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving, from an image capture device, a plurality of images representative of an environment of the host vehicle, the environment including a road on which the host vehicle is traveling; analyzing, by at least one processing device, at least one of the plurality of images to identify a target vehicle traveling in a lane of the road in which the host vehicle is traveling; analyzing at least one of the plurality of images to identify at least one lane mark associated with the lane; detecting one or more characteristics of the at least one identified lane mark; use the one or more detected lane mark characteristics to determine a type of the at least one identified lane mark; determining at least one characteristic of the target vehicle; and determining a navigational action for the host vehicle based on the determined lane mark type and the determined characteristic of the target vehicle.
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