DETERMINING DRIVER INTENTION AT TRAFFIC INTERSECTIONS FOR AUTOMOTIVE CRASH AVOIDANCE
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1. A method for determining whether a driver of a host vehicle intends to make a turn, said method comprising:
- obtaining a plurality of turning cues that identify external parameters around the host vehicle and/or define operating conditions of the host vehicle; and
determining a confidence level that the host vehicle intends to make a left or right turn based on the turning cues where determining the confidence level includes weighting each of the cues based on current driving operating conditions.
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Abstract
A system and method for determining whether a driver of a host vehicle intends to make a left or right turn with a certain level of confidence. The method obtains a plurality of turning cues that identify external parameters around the host vehicle and/or define operating conditions of the host vehicle, and determines a confidence level that the host vehicle will make a left or right turn based on the turning cues, where determining the confidence level includes weighting each of the cues based on current vehicle operating conditions.
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1. A method for determining whether a driver of a host vehicle intends to make a turn, said method comprising:
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obtaining a plurality of turning cues that identify external parameters around the host vehicle and/or define operating conditions of the host vehicle; and determining a confidence level that the host vehicle intends to make a left or right turn based on the turning cues where determining the confidence level includes weighting each of the cues based on current driving operating conditions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for determining whether a driver of a host vehicle intends to make a turn, said method comprising:
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obtaining a plurality of turning cues that identify external parameters around the host vehicle and/or define operation of the host vehicle, said plurality of turning cues including whether the host vehicle is in a left or right turn only travel lane, whether the host vehicle has recently turned into a left lane or a right lane, whether the host vehicle has recently moved into a high traffic volume lane, whether the host vehicle has made previous frequent left or right turns at a particular location, whether a driver has turned on a left or right turn signal, whether a distance to remote vehicle ahead of the host vehicle is increasing, and whether the attention of the driver of the host vehicle is turned to the left, oncoming traffic or the right; and determining a confidence level that the host vehicle will make a left or right turn based on an assessment of one or more of the turning cues. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for determining whether a driver of a host vehicle intends to make a turn, said method comprising:
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obtaining a plurality of turning cues that identify external parameters around the host vehicle and/or define operation of the host vehicle; and determining a confidence level that the host vehicle intends to make a left or right turn based on the turning cues, wherein determining the confidence level includes determining whether the driver of the host vehicle intends to yield to on-coming traffic or cut-across in front of on-coming traffic when making a left turn. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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