SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE ON A ROADWAY
First Claim
1. A system for operating a host vehicle on a roadway, the system comprising:
- a camera positioned to capture an image of an external environment of the host vehicle;
one or more processors communicably coupled to the camera;
a memory communicably coupled to the one or more processors and storing;
a marker location determination module including instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to detect, using the image captured by the camera, a first marker and at least a second marker positioned on one or more surfaces of a vehicle surrounding the host vehicle, and determine at least a location of the first and second markers on the surrounding vehicle based on data encoded each of the markers;
an orientation determination module including instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to determine an orientation of the surrounding vehicle based on the location of the first and second markers; and
an autonomous driving module including instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to determine a path for the host vehicle based on the orientation of the surrounding vehicle, and to control the host vehicle to follow the determined path by sending one or more control signals to one or more vehicle components to cause the host vehicle to travel along the determined path.
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Abstract
A host vehicle can detect two or more markers positioned on respective locations of a surrounding vehicle. The two or more markers can include data corresponding to the respective locations of each of the two or more markers. The host vehicle can determine the location of the two or more markers based on the data. Based on the location of the two or more markers, the host vehicle can determine the orientation of the surrounding vehicle. The host vehicle can determine a path to follow based on the determined orientation of the surrounding vehicle. The host vehicle can then follow the determined path.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for operating a host vehicle on a roadway, the system comprising:
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a camera positioned to capture an image of an external environment of the host vehicle; one or more processors communicably coupled to the camera; a memory communicably coupled to the one or more processors and storing; a marker location determination module including instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to detect, using the image captured by the camera, a first marker and at least a second marker positioned on one or more surfaces of a vehicle surrounding the host vehicle, and determine at least a location of the first and second markers on the surrounding vehicle based on data encoded each of the markers; an orientation determination module including instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to determine an orientation of the surrounding vehicle based on the location of the first and second markers; and an autonomous driving module including instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to determine a path for the host vehicle based on the orientation of the surrounding vehicle, and to control the host vehicle to follow the determined path by sending one or more control signals to one or more vehicle components to cause the host vehicle to travel along the determined path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of operating for a host vehicle according to an orientation of a surrounding vehicle, the method comprising:
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detecting, via a camera on the host vehicle, a first marker positioned on a surface of a surrounding vehicle, the first marker including data corresponding to the first marker'"'"'s location on the surrounding vehicle; determining the location of the first marker on the surrounding vehicle based on the data; detecting, via the camera, a second marker positioned on another surface of the surrounding vehicle, the second marker including data corresponding to the second marker'"'"'s location on the surrounding vehicle; determining the location of the second marker on the surrounding vehicle based on the data; determining an orientation of the surrounding vehicle based on the locations of the first and second markers; determining a path for the host vehicle based on the orientation of the surrounding vehicle; and causing the host vehicle to follow the determined path. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for providing information from a first vehicle to at least a second vehicle related to one or more features of the first vehicle, the system comprising:
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a marker positioned on an external surface of the first vehicle, the marker including data corresponding to the marker'"'"'s location on the first vehicle; a communications system; one or more processors; a memory communicably coupled to the one or more processors and storing; a feature detection module including instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to detect one or more features corresponding to an area of the first vehicle proximate the location of the marker; and a data generation module including instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to generate data for the marker representing the determined one or more features, and to transmit, via the communications system, the data for the marker corresponding to the detected one or more features, the data being accessible by the second vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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