Granted Patent B2

US 12,353,214 · App. 16/970,219 · Granted Jul 8, 2025

Inventors: David Pettinger (Coventry, GB); Daniel Woolliscroft (Coventry, GB); Mostafa Taie (Coventry, GB); Max Nalborczyk (Coventry, GB); David Torres (Coventry, GB); Qian Lu (Coventry, GB); Shyam Mohandas (Coventry, GB)

Assignee: JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED

G05D1/0221G05D1/0061B60W60/0053

Abstract

Claims (30)

1. A control system for a host vehicle operable in an autonomous mode and a non-autonomous mode, the control system comprising one or more controllers configured to:

receive, when operating in the non-autonomous mode:

a mode signal indicative of the host vehicle operating in a training mode; and

environment data indicative of a sensed environment of the host vehicle during a first manoeuvre by the host vehicle from a first location to a first navigation goal;

wherein, in the training mode, the one or more controllers:

identify a navigable area in a vicinity of the first manoeuvre based on the environment data, the navigable area being suitable to contain a plurality of possible navigation paths for subsequent navigation of the host vehicle, operating in the autonomous mode, from the first navigation goal as a start location to a second navigation goal within the navigable area, the second navigation goal being different than the first navigation goal; and

output vehicle control data indicative of the navigable area, wherein when subsequently navigating to the second navigation goal in the autonomous mode, the control system utilises the vehicle control data to autonomously control the host vehicle.

2. The control system of claim 1 wherein the one or more controllers collectively comprise:

at least one electronic processor having an input for receiving the mode signal and the environment data; and

at least one electronic memory device associated with the at least one electronic processor and having instructions stored therein;

and wherein the at least one electronic processor is configured to access the at least one memory device and execute the instructions to utilise the vehicle control data to autonomously navigate to the second navigation goal.

3. The control system of claim 1 , wherein a location of the second navigation goal substantially corresponds to the first location.

4. The control system of claim 1 , wherein the environment data is indicative of the sensed environment of the host vehicle proximal to the host vehicle during the first manoeuvre.

5. The control system of claim 4 , wherein the environment data is indicative of the sensed environment of the host vehicle at or generally rearward of a rear of the host vehicle during the first manoeuvre.

6. The control system of claim 5 , wherein the environment data is indicative of the sensed environment of the host vehicle at or generally forward of a front of the host vehicle during the first manoeuvre.

7. The control system of claim 1 , wherein:

the control system is configured to receive, when operating in the autonomous mode, a goal signal indicative of the second navigation goal, and

in the autonomous mode, the one or more controllers determine the navigation path based on the navigable area and the goal signal and output a navigation signal to cause the host vehicle to navigate autonomously to the second navigation goal along the determined navigation path.

8. The control system of claim 7 , wherein in the determined navigation path, the host vehicle is to arrive forwardly at the second navigation goal.

9. The control system of claim 1 , wherein the control system is configured to output a notification signal to cause output of a user notification for notifying a user of the host vehicle of an availability of autonomous navigation of the host vehicle to the second navigation goal, and wherein the one or more controllers cause the control system to output the notification signal based on the navigable area.

10. The control system of claim 1 wherein:

the one or more controllers include a first controller for receiving the mode signal; and

the control system comprises an input apparatus, operable by a user of the host vehicle to provide the mode signal to the first controller.

11. The control system of claim 1 , comprising a primary control apparatus to receive one or more primary control inputs from the user to cause the host vehicle to perform the first manoeuvre.

12. The control system of claim 1 , comprising sensing means configured to output the environment data to the one or more controllers.

13. The control system of claim 12 , wherein the sensing means comprise at least one sensor for sensing the environment of the host vehicle during the first manoeuvre.

14. The control system of claim 12 , wherein the sensing means comprises a first sensing means configured to be directed generally forward from the host vehicle, and a second sensing means configured to be directed generally rearward from the host vehicle.

15. A vehicle comprising the control system of claim 1 , and a sensing means arranged to output the environment data to the control system.

16. The vehicle as claimed in claim 15 , having a front and a rear, wherein the sensing means comprises a first sensing means directed generally forward of the front of the vehicle and a second sensing means directed generally rearward of the rear of the vehicle.

17. The vehicle as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the sensing means is arranged such that the environment data indicative of the sensed environment of the host vehicle during the first manoeuvre is indicative of a sensed environment of the host vehicle from the host vehicle when performing the first manoeuvre in a reverse orientation.

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