Risk mitigation for autonomous vehicles relative to turning objects
First Claim
1. A method of operating an autonomous vehicle stopped at an intersection while located in a current travel lane, the current travel lane being a left turn lane, the autonomous vehicle operating in a highly automated mode such that the autonomous vehicle navigates or maneuvers without receiving input from a vehicle occupant, the autonomous vehicle having a travel path that includes making a left turn through the intersection, the method comprising:
- acquiring, using one or more sensors of a sensor system, sensor data of an external environment of the autonomous vehicle;
analyzing the acquired sensor data to detect whether an object is turning toward the autonomous vehicle from a direction that is transverse to a current travel direction of the autonomous vehicle;
responsive to detecting an object that is turning toward the autonomous vehicle from a direction that is transverse to the current travel direction of the autonomous vehicle, determining whether the detected object will impinge upon the autonomous vehicle by determining whether the detected object will pass through at least a portion of the current travel lane, whereby it is determined that the detected object will impinge upon the autonomous vehicle if the detected object will pass through at least a portion of the current travel lane;
responsive to determining that the detected object will impinge upon the autonomous vehicle, determining a driving maneuver for the autonomous vehicle to avoid being impinged upon by the detected object, the driving maneuver including moving the autonomous vehicle safely backward; and
causing the autonomous vehicle to implement the determined driving maneuver.
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Abstract
Arrangements related to the mitigation of risk for an autonomous vehicle relative to turning objects are presented. An object in an external environment of the autonomous vehicle that is turning toward the autonomous vehicle can be detected. It can be determined whether the detected object will impinge upon the autonomous vehicle. Responsive to determining that the detected object will impinge upon the autonomous vehicle, a driving maneuver for the autonomous vehicle can be determined to avoid being impinged upon by the detected object. The autonomous vehicle can be caused to implement the determined driving maneuver.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of operating an autonomous vehicle stopped at an intersection while located in a current travel lane, the current travel lane being a left turn lane, the autonomous vehicle operating in a highly automated mode such that the autonomous vehicle navigates or maneuvers without receiving input from a vehicle occupant, the autonomous vehicle having a travel path that includes making a left turn through the intersection, the method comprising:
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acquiring, using one or more sensors of a sensor system, sensor data of an external environment of the autonomous vehicle; analyzing the acquired sensor data to detect whether an object is turning toward the autonomous vehicle from a direction that is transverse to a current travel direction of the autonomous vehicle; responsive to detecting an object that is turning toward the autonomous vehicle from a direction that is transverse to the current travel direction of the autonomous vehicle, determining whether the detected object will impinge upon the autonomous vehicle by determining whether the detected object will pass through at least a portion of the current travel lane, whereby it is determined that the detected object will impinge upon the autonomous vehicle if the detected object will pass through at least a portion of the current travel lane; responsive to determining that the detected object will impinge upon the autonomous vehicle, determining a driving maneuver for the autonomous vehicle to avoid being impinged upon by the detected object, the driving maneuver including moving the autonomous vehicle safely backward; and causing the autonomous vehicle to implement the determined driving maneuver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for operating an autonomous vehicle stopped at an intersection while located in a current travel lane, the current travel lane being a left turn lane, the autonomous vehicle operating in a highly automated mode such that the autonomous vehicle navigates or maneuvers without receiving input from a vehicle occupant, the autonomous vehicle having a travel path that includes making a left turn through the intersection, the system comprising:
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a sensor system including one or more sensors configured to acquire data of an external environment of the autonomous vehicle; and a processor operatively connected to the sensor system, the processor being programmed to initiate executable operations comprising; analyzing the acquired sensor data to detect whether an object is turning toward the autonomous vehicle from a direction that is transverse to a current travel direction of the autonomous vehicle; responsive to detecting an object that is turning toward the autonomous vehicle from a direction that is transverse to the current travel direction of the autonomous vehicle, determining whether the detected object will impinge upon the autonomous vehicle by determining whether the detected object will pass through at least a portion of the current travel lane, whereby it is determined that the detected object will impinge upon the autonomous vehicle if the detected object will pass through at least a portion of the current travel lane; responsive to determining that the detected object will impinge upon the autonomous vehicle, determining a driving maneuver for the autonomous vehicle to avoid being impinged upon by the detected object, the driving maneuver including moving the autonomous vehicle safely backward; and causing the autonomous vehicle to implement the determined driving maneuver. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program computer readable storage medium having program code embodied therein, the program code executable by a processor to perform a method of operating an autonomous vehicle stopped at an intersection while located in a current travel lane, the current travel lane being a left turn lane, the autonomous vehicle operating in a highly automated mode such that the autonomous vehicle navigates or maneuvers without receiving input from a vehicle occupant, the autonomous vehicle having a travel path that includes making a left turn through the intersection, the method comprising:
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analyzing sensor data acquired by one or more sensors to detect whether an object is turning toward the autonomous vehicle from a direction that is transverse to a current travel direction of the autonomous vehicle; responsive to detecting an object that is turning toward the autonomous vehicle from a direction that is transverse to the current travel direction of the autonomous vehicle, determining whether the detected object will impinge upon the autonomous vehicle by determining whether the detected object will pass through at least a portion of the current travel lane, whereby it is determined that the detected object will impinge upon the autonomous vehicle if the detected object will pass through at least a portion of the current travel lane; responsive to determining that the detected object will impinge upon the autonomous vehicle, determining a driving maneuver for the autonomous vehicle to avoid being impinged upon by the detected object, the driving maneuver including moving the autonomous vehicle safely backward; and causing the autonomous vehicle to implement the determined driving maneuver.
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