IP Library Granted Patent US 10,884,418
Granted Patent B2
US 10,884,418 · App. 15/963,145 · Granted Jan 5, 2021

Vehicle route planning based on instances of other vehicles stopping automated operation

Inventors: Nandita Mangal (Palo Alto, CA); Michael H. Laur (Mission Viejo, CA)
Assignee: Aptiv Technologies Limited
G05D1/0214G01C21/3461G01C21/3492G05D2201/0213
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Patent No.
US 10,884,418
App. No.
15/963,145
Granted
Jan 5, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle control system includes a receiver and a controller-circuit. The receiver is configured to receive a report of a control-event at a location. The control-event is characterized as an other-vehicle changing operation from an automated-mode of operation. The controller-circuit is in communication with the receiver. The controller-circuit is configured to, in response to receiving the report of the control-event at the location, plan a route for a host-vehicle in accordance with the location of the control-event, and operate the host-vehicle in accordance with the route.

Claims (41)

1. A vehicle control system, said system comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a report of a control event at a location, said control event is another vehicle changing operation from an automated mode of operation; and

a controller circuit in communication with the receiver, said controller circuit configured to, in response to receiving the report of the control event at the location, perform operations comprising:

determine a probability that a host vehicle will repeat the control event at the location;

determine if the probability is less than a risk threshold;

plan a route for the host vehicle through the location of the control event in response to determining that the probability is less than the risk threshold; and

operate the host vehicle in accordance with the route.

2. The system in accordance with claim 1 , the controller circuit further performing an operation comprising plan a route for the host vehicle avoiding the location of the control event.

3. The system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the control event is a travel delay through the location, and the controller circuit is configured to plan the route in accordance with the travel delay.

4. The system in accordance with claim 3 , wherein the controller circuit is configured to plan the route through the location in response to a determination that the travel delay is less than a delay threshold.

5. A controller circuit for a vehicle control system, said controller circuit comprising:

an input configured to receive a report from a receiver of a control event at a location, said control event is another vehicle changing operation from an automated mode of operation; and

a processor configured to, in response to receiving the report of the control event at the location, perform operations comprising:

determining a probability that a host vehicle will repeat the control event at the location;

determining if the probability is less than a risk threshold;

planning a route for the host vehicle through the location of the control event in response to determining that the probability is less than a risk threshold; and

operating the host vehicle in accordance with the route.

6. The controller circuit in accordance with claim 5 , the processor is further configured to perform an operation comprising planning a route for the host vehicle avoiding the location of the control event.

7. The controller circuit in accordance with claim 5 , wherein the control event is a travel delay through the location, and the processor is configured to plan the route in accordance with the travel delay.

8. The controller circuit in accordance with claim 7 , wherein the processor is configured to plan the route through the location in response to a determination that the travel delay is less than a delay threshold.

9. A method of operating a vehicle control system, said method comprising:

receiving, by a controller circuit, a report of a control event at a location, wherein said control event is another vehicle changing operation from an automated mode of operation;

in response to receiving the report of the control event at the location,

determining a probability that a host vehicle will repeat the control event at the location;

determining if the probability is less than a risk threshold;

planning a route for the host vehicle through the location of the control event in response to determining that the probability is less than a risk threshold; and

operating the host vehicle in accordance with the route by the controller circuit.

10. The method in accordance with claim 9 , wherein the method includes planning a route for the host vehicle avoiding the location of the control event.

11. The method in accordance with claim 9 , wherein the control event is a travel delay through the location, the method further comprising:

planning the route in accordance with the travel delay.

12. The method in accordance with claim 11 , wherein the method includes planning the route through the location in response to a determination that the travel delay is less than a delay threshold.

13. The system in accordance with claim 2 , the operation of plan a route for the host vehicle avoiding the location of the control event performed in response to a determination that the probability is greater than the risk threshold.

14. The controller circuit in accordance with claim 6 , the operation of plan a route for the host vehicle avoiding the location of the control event performed in response to a determination that the probability is greater than the risk threshold.

15. The method in accordance with claim 10 , the planning a route for the host vehicle avoiding the location of the control event in response to a determination that the probability is greater than the risk threshold.

16. A method comprising:

receiving, by a controller circuit, a report of a control event at a location, wherein the control event is another vehicle changing operation from an automated mode of operation;

determining, by the controller circuit, a probability that a host vehicle will repeat the control event at the location;

planning, by the controller circuit, a route for the host vehicle in accordance with the probability, wherein planning the route comprises:

planning a route for the host vehicle through the location of the control event responsive to determining that the probability is less than a risk threshold; or

planning a route for the host vehicle avoiding the location of the control event responsive to determining that the probability is greater than the risk threshold; and

operating, by the controller circuit, the host vehicle in accordance with the route.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 11, 2024
From: APTIV MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT SERVICES S.À R.L.
To: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES AG
Reel/Frame 066551/0219 →
MERGER Recorded Feb 11, 2024
From: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES (2) S.À R.L.
To: APTIV MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT SERVICES S.À R.L.
Reel/Frame 066566/0173 →
ENTITY CONVERSION Recorded Feb 11, 2024
From: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
To: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES (2) S.À R.L.
Reel/Frame 066746/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 27, 2020
From: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES LLC
To: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
Reel/Frame 052044/0428 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 2, 2018
From: MANGAL, NANDITA; LAUR, MICHAEL H.
To: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 045696/0706 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62662408 · Apr 25, 2018
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