Augmented trajectories for autonomous vehicles
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- transmitting, by a transceiver of an autonomous vehicle, an assistance signal to an assistance center, wherein the assistance signal indicates that the autonomous vehicle seeks assistance while navigating according to a first trajectory;
receiving, by the transceiver of the autonomous vehicle, a request for navigational information from the assistance center;
transmitting, by the transceiver of the autonomous vehicle, the requested navigational information to the assistance center, wherein the requested navigational information indicates representations of objects in a vicinity of the autonomous vehicle; and
receiving, by the transceiver of the autonomous vehicle, a response to the assistance signal, wherein the response includes a representation of a second trajectory that intersects the first trajectory at one or more points, and wherein the transceiver is controlled by a processor of the autonomous vehicle to perform the transmitting and receiving.
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Abstract
An autonomous vehicle may include a stuck condition detection component and a communications component. The stuck-detection component may be configured to detect a condition in which the autonomous vehicle is impeded from navigating according to a first trajectory. The communications component may send an assistance signal to an assistance center and receive a response to the assistance signal. The assistance signal may include sensor information from the autonomous vehicle. The assistance center may include a communications component and a trajectory specification component. The communications component may receive the assistance signal and send a corresponding response. The trajectory specification component may specify a second trajectory for the autonomous vehicle and generate the corresponding response that includes a representation of the second trajectory. The second trajectory may be based on the first trajectory and may ignore an object that obstructs the first trajectory.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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transmitting, by a transceiver of an autonomous vehicle, an assistance signal to an assistance center, wherein the assistance signal indicates that the autonomous vehicle seeks assistance while navigating according to a first trajectory; receiving, by the transceiver of the autonomous vehicle, a request for navigational information from the assistance center; transmitting, by the transceiver of the autonomous vehicle, the requested navigational information to the assistance center, wherein the requested navigational information indicates representations of objects in a vicinity of the autonomous vehicle; and receiving, by the transceiver of the autonomous vehicle, a response to the assistance signal, wherein the response includes a representation of a second trajectory that intersects the first trajectory at one or more points, and wherein the transceiver is controlled by a processor of the autonomous vehicle to perform the transmitting and receiving. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An autonomous vehicle comprising:
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at least one processor; memory; and program instructions, stored in the memory, that upon execution by the at least one processor cause the autonomous vehicle to perform operations comprising; transmitting an assistance signal to an assistance center, wherein the assistance signal indicates that the autonomous vehicle seeks assistance while navigating according to a first trajectory; receiving a request for navigational information from the assistance center; transmitting the requested navigational information to the assistance center, wherein the requested navigational information indicates representations of objects in a vicinity of the autonomous vehicle; and receiving a response to the assistance signal, wherein the response includes a representation of a second trajectory that intersects the first trajectory at one or more points. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An article of manufacture including a non-transitory computer-readable medium, having stored thereon program instructions that, upon execution by a computing device of an autonomous vehicle, cause the autonomous vehicle to perform operations comprising:
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transmitting an assistance signal to an assistance center, wherein the assistance signal indicates that the autonomous vehicle seeks assistance while navigating according to a first trajectory; receiving a request for navigational information from the assistance center; transmitting the requested navigational information to the assistance center, wherein the requested navigational information indicates representations of objects in a vicinity of the autonomous vehicle; and receiving a response to the assistance signal, wherein the response includes a representation of a second trajectory that intersects the first trajectory at one or more points.
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