VEHICLE LANDMARK IDENTIFICATION

• US 20190025836A1
• Filed: 07/20/2017
• Published: 01/24/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: Desjarlais, Frank J., Siciak, Ray C.
• Granted Patent: US 10,185,322 B1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0088 characterized by the autonomous decision making process, e.g. artificial intelligence, predefined behaviours using knowledge based models G06N5/00
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0212 with means for defining a desired trajectory involving a plurality of land vehicles G05D1/0287
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0214 in accordance with safety or protection criteria, e.g. avoiding hazardous areas monitoring the location of vehicles within a certain area, e.g. forbidden or allowed areas, in traffic control systems for road vehicles G08G1/13
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0223 involving speed control of the vehicle vehicle fittings for automatically controlling, i.e. preventing speed from exceeding an arbitrarily established velocity or maintaining speed at a particular velocity, as selected by the vehicle operator B60K31/00

Abstract

A first landmark of a target vehicle is identified. A host vehicle is moved laterally adjacent to the target vehicle such that a second landmark of the host vehicle is a specified longitudinal distance from the first landmark.

Claims

1. A system, comprising a computer including a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to:

identify a first landmark that is a specified object installed to a target vehicle; and

move a host vehicle laterally adjacent to the target vehicle such that a second landmark that is a specified object installed to the host vehicle is a specified longitudinal distance from the first landmark.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the instructions further include instructions to identify the first landmark based on a predetermined longitudinal distance forward of a rear end of the target vehicle.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the specified longitudinal distance is zero.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the instructions further include instructions to identify the second landmark in the host vehicle as a vehicle seat.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the instructions further include instructions to identify the first landmark as one of a seam between a vehicle door and a frame of the target vehicle and a pillar of the target vehicle.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the instructions further include instructions to receive user input specifying the longitudinal distance.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the instructions further include instructions to receive user input identifying the target vehicle.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the instructions further include instructions to determine a speed of the target vehicle and to adjust a host vehicle speed based on the speed of the target vehicle in addition to the specified longitudinal distance.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the speed of the target vehicle is zero.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the instructions further include instructions to identify a blind spot of the target vehicle and to determine the specified longitudinal distance such that at least a portion of the host vehicle is not in the blind spot.

11. A method, comprising:

identifying a first landmark that is a specified object installed to a target vehicle; and

moving a host vehicle laterally adjacent to the target vehicle such that a second landmark that is a specified object installed to the host vehicle is a specified longitudinal distance from the first landmark.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising identifying the first landmark based on a predetermined longitudinal distance forward of a rear end of the target vehicle.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the specified longitudinal distance is zero.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising identifying the second landmark in the host vehicle as a vehicle seat.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising identifying the first landmark as one of a seam between a vehicle door and a frame of the target vehicle and a pillar of the target vehicle.

16. The method of claim 11, further comprising receiving user input specifying the longitudinal distance.

17. The method of claim 11, further comprising receiving user input identifying the target vehicle.

18. The method of claim 11, further comprising determining a speed of the target vehicle and adjusting a host vehicle speed based on the speed of the target vehicle in addition to the specified longitudinal distance.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the speed of the target vehicle is zero.

20. The method of claim 11, further comprising identifying a blind spot of the target vehicle and determining the specified longitudinal distance such that at least a portion of the host vehicle is not in the blind spot.