SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND AVOIDING AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE IN THE PROXIMITY OF A SUBSTANTIALLY AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A system comprising a processor and a non-transient computer-readable storage medium, wherein the processor and the non-transient computer-readable storage medium are at least one of connected or communicatively coupled via a data channel, the system comprising:
- program instructions stored on the non-transient computer-readable storage medium, the non-transitory program instructions operable to, during a first time period;
process a first pre-determined location for a substantially autonomous vehicle to navigate to, wherein the first pre-determined location is retrieved at least in part from a first electromagnetic signal, and further wherein the first pre-determined location corresponds to a first input signal registered at a first user-interface of a first mobile communications device physically separate to the substantially autonomous vehicle;
initiate a first path planning;
navigate the substantially autonomous vehicle towards the first pre-determined location;
process an interruption signal retrieved at least in part from a second electromagnetic signal, wherein the interruption signal interrupts the substantially autonomous vehicle from navigating to the first pre-determined location; and
further wherein the interruption signal is processed immediately prior to processing a first braking instruction a first data decrypting instruction and immediately consecutive to processing a control data packetrecognize the interruption signal corresponds to a third party system foreign to the substantially autonomous vehicle and wherein the interruption signal is indicative of a cancellation of the requirement for the substantially autonomous vehicle to navigate to the first pre-determined location, and further wherein the interruption signal corresponds to a second input signal registered at the first user-interface of the first mobile communications device;
immediately and in direct response to the processing of the interruption signal, process a second pre-determined location for the substantially autonomous vehicle to navigate to and perform a second path planning for the second pre-determined location, wherein the second pre-determined location is retrieved at least in part from a third electromagnetic signal and further wherein the second pre-determined location corresponds to a second input signal registered at a second user-interface of a second mobile communications device physically separate to the substantially autonomous vehicle;
program instructions stored on the non-transient computer-readable storage medium, the non-transitory program instructions operable to, during a second time-period;
process a third-pre-determined location for the substantially autonomous vehicle to navigate to, wherein the third pre-determined location is retrieved at least in part from a fourth electromagnetic signal and further wherein the third pre-determined location corresponds to a third input signal registered at a third user-interface of a third mobile communications device physically separate to the substantially autonomous vehicleinitiate a third path planning;
navigate the substantially autonomous vehicle towards the third pre-determined location;
identify an emission that corresponds to an emergency vehicle from an aspect of a captured empirical data;
manoeuvre the substantially autonomous vehicle to avoid obstructing a route of the emergency vehicle; and
wherein the manoeuvre occurs wherein the substantially autonomous vehicle is greater than 20.2 to 22.5 metres from the third pre-determined location, and wherein the manoeuvre is performed at a speed of between 0.0001 km/h and 130 km/hr.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for identifying that an emission received or captured from the external environment, or a received electromagnetic signal carrying a data, indicates an emergency vehicle in proximity to a substantially autonomous vehicle and that the emergency vehicle occupies a relative position and/or navigating a relative speed such that the substantially autonomous vehicle is a current or future obstruction for the emergency vehicle. A system comprising at least an aspect of the substantially autonomous vehicle is capable of causing the manoeuvre of the substantially autonomous vehicle to a position, such that substantially autonomous vehicle is not obstructing the emergency vehicle when at the position.
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12 Claims
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1. A system comprising a processor and a non-transient computer-readable storage medium, wherein the processor and the non-transient computer-readable storage medium are at least one of connected or communicatively coupled via a data channel, the system comprising:
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program instructions stored on the non-transient computer-readable storage medium, the non-transitory program instructions operable to, during a first time period; process a first pre-determined location for a substantially autonomous vehicle to navigate to, wherein the first pre-determined location is retrieved at least in part from a first electromagnetic signal, and further wherein the first pre-determined location corresponds to a first input signal registered at a first user-interface of a first mobile communications device physically separate to the substantially autonomous vehicle; initiate a first path planning; navigate the substantially autonomous vehicle towards the first pre-determined location; process an interruption signal retrieved at least in part from a second electromagnetic signal, wherein the interruption signal interrupts the substantially autonomous vehicle from navigating to the first pre-determined location; and
further wherein the interruption signal is processed immediately prior to processing a first braking instruction a first data decrypting instruction and immediately consecutive to processing a control data packetrecognize the interruption signal corresponds to a third party system foreign to the substantially autonomous vehicle and wherein the interruption signal is indicative of a cancellation of the requirement for the substantially autonomous vehicle to navigate to the first pre-determined location, and further wherein the interruption signal corresponds to a second input signal registered at the first user-interface of the first mobile communications device; immediately and in direct response to the processing of the interruption signal, process a second pre-determined location for the substantially autonomous vehicle to navigate to and perform a second path planning for the second pre-determined location, wherein the second pre-determined location is retrieved at least in part from a third electromagnetic signal and further wherein the second pre-determined location corresponds to a second input signal registered at a second user-interface of a second mobile communications device physically separate to the substantially autonomous vehicle; program instructions stored on the non-transient computer-readable storage medium, the non-transitory program instructions operable to, during a second time-period; process a third-pre-determined location for the substantially autonomous vehicle to navigate to, wherein the third pre-determined location is retrieved at least in part from a fourth electromagnetic signal and further wherein the third pre-determined location corresponds to a third input signal registered at a third user-interface of a third mobile communications device physically separate to the substantially autonomous vehicle initiate a third path planning; navigate the substantially autonomous vehicle towards the third pre-determined location; identify an emission that corresponds to an emergency vehicle from an aspect of a captured empirical data; manoeuvre the substantially autonomous vehicle to avoid obstructing a route of the emergency vehicle; and wherein the manoeuvre occurs wherein the substantially autonomous vehicle is greater than 20.2 to 22.5 metres from the third pre-determined location, and wherein the manoeuvre is performed at a speed of between 0.0001 km/h and 130 km/hr. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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