Parking for self-driving car
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1. A method comprising:
- facilitating an autonomous parking module of a self-driving car;
facilitating a road hazard identification module that scans the surroundings of the self-driving car, using at least one sensor of the self-driving car, to identify a road hazard proximate a door of the self-driving car; and
ameliorating the road hazard by adjusting the autonomous parking module to reposition the self-driving car in order to offset the door of the self-driving car from the road hazard.
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Abstract
A self-driving car includes a vehicle body; wheels mounted on the vehicle body for moving the car; brakes mounted on the vehicle body for stopping the wheels; a steering apparatus connected between the vehicle body and at least some of the wheels for steering the wheels; sensors configured to detect environmental parameters; and a processor that is configured to facilitate at least an autonomous parking module for controlling the wheels, brakes, and steering apparatus. The processor is further configured as part of the autonomous parking module to scan the surroundings of the self-driving car, using at least one of the sensors, in order to detect a road hazard proximate a door of the self-driving car.
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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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facilitating an autonomous parking module of a self-driving car; facilitating a road hazard identification module that scans the surroundings of the self-driving car, using at least one sensor of the self-driving car, to identify a road hazard proximate a door of the self-driving car; and ameliorating the road hazard by adjusting the autonomous parking module to reposition the self-driving car in order to offset the door of the self-driving car from the road hazard. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A self-driving car comprising:
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a vehicle body; wheels mounted on the vehicle body for moving the car; brakes mounted on the vehicle body for stopping the wheels; a steering apparatus connected between the vehicle body and at least some of the wheels for steering the wheels; sensors configured to detect environmental parameters; and a processor that is configured to facilitate at least an autonomous parking module for controlling the wheels, brakes, and steering apparatus, wherein the processor is further configured to facilitate a road hazard identification module that scans the surroundings of the self-driving car, using at least one of the sensors, in order to detect a road hazard proximate a door of the self-driving car, and to facilitate a planning module for ameliorating the road hazard, wherein ameliorating the road hazard includes repositioning the self-driving car to offset the door of the self-driving car from the road hazard. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A self-driving car comprising:
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a vehicle body; wheels mounted on the vehicle body for moving the car; brakes mounted on the vehicle body for stopping the wheels; a steering apparatus connected between the vehicle body and at least some of the wheels for steering the wheels; sensors configured to detect environmental parameters; a bridge or ramp mounted adjacent a door of the self-driving car; and a processor that is configured to facilitate at least an autonomous parking module for controlling the wheels, brakes, and steering apparatus, wherein the processor is further configured to facilitate a road hazard identification module that scans the surroundings of the self-driving car, using at least one of the sensors, in order to detect a road hazard proximate the door of the self-driving car, and to facilitate a planning module for ameliorating the road hazard, wherein ameliorating the road hazard includes activating the bridge or ramp to span the road hazard from the door of the car.
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18. A computer readable storage medium comprising computer executable instructions which when executed by a computer cause the computer to:
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facilitate an autonomous parking module of a self-driving car; facilitate a road hazard identification module that scans the surroundings of the self-driving car, using at least one sensor of the self-driving car, to identify a road hazard proximate a door of the self-driving car; and facilitate ameliorating the road hazard by adjusting the autonomous parking module to reposition the self-driving car in order to offset the door of the self-driving car from the road hazard.
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