IP Library Patent Application 17892606
Patent Application
App. No. 17/892,606

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE BY TELEOPERATION BASED ON MAP CREATION

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Patent No.
US None
App. No.
17/892,606
Filed
Aug 22, 2022
Art Unit
3668
USPC
701/2
Abstract

This disclosure provides systems and methods for controlling a vehicle by teleoperations based on map creation. The method may include: receiving, at the autonomous vehicle, a teleoperation input from a teleoperation system through a communication link, wherein the teleoperation input comprises a modification to at least a portion of an existing trajectory of the autonomous vehicle; and using a processor: generating an updated map data based on the received teleoperation input from the teleoperation system, wherein the updated map data comprises the modification to the least the portion of the existing trajectory; determining a modified trajectory or a new trajectory for the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on the updated map data and by incorporating sensor data from one or more sensors on the autonomous vehicle, wherein the sensor data comprises environmental data associated with a physical environment of the autonomous vehicle; and controlling the autonomous vehicle according to the modified trajectory or the new trajectory.

Claims (30)

1 . A method of controlling an autonomous vehicle, comprising:

receiving, at the autonomous vehicle, a teleoperation input from a teleoperation system through a communication link, wherein the teleoperation input comprises a modification to at least a portion of an existing trajectory of the autonomous vehicle; and

using a processor:

generating an updated map data based on the received teleoperation input from the teleoperation system, wherein the updated map data comprises the modification to the least the portion of the existing trajectory;

determining a modified trajectory or a new trajectory for the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on the updated map data and by incorporating sensor data from one or more sensors on the autonomous vehicle, wherein the sensor data comprises environmental data associated with a physical environment of the autonomous vehicle; and

controlling the autonomous vehicle according to the modified trajectory or the new trajectory.

2 . The method of claim 1 , comprising determining, by the teleoperation system or by the autonomous vehicle, an event or a condition associated with a least a portion of the existing trajectory.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the modification to the existing trajectory is responsive to the event or condition associated with the at least the portion of the existing trajectory.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the event or condition comprises a road construction, a weather condition, a stop sign, or a school zone.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the teleoperation input comprises a steering input, a throttle input, and/or a brake input from a teleoperator.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the updated map data comprises a speed limit determined based on a throttle input and/or a brake input.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the teleoperation input is based on real time information of the autonomous vehicle.

8 . The method of claim 7 , comprising presenting visualization data that comprises the real time information of the autonomous vehicle on a display to enable the teleoperator to determine whether to intervene in operation of a planner of the autonomous vehicle.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the teleoperation input comprises a modification to classification of an object or obstacle in an environment of the autonomous vehicle or causing the autonomous vehicle to ignore or avoid the object.

10 . The method of claim 1 , comprising generating the updated map data based on a current position and/or orientation of the autonomous vehicle.

11 . A system for controlling an autonomous vehicle, comprising:

a teleoperation receiver, configured to receive, through a communication link, a teleoperation input from a teleoperation system, wherein the teleoperation input comprises a modification to at least a portion of an existing trajectory of the autonomous vehicle; and

a processor, configured to:

generate an updated map data based on the received teleoperation input from the teleoperation system, wherein the updated map data comprises the modification to the least the portion of the existing trajectory;

determine a modified trajectory or a new trajectory for the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on the updated map data and by incorporating sensor data from one or more sensors on the autonomous vehicle, wherein the sensor data comprises environmental data associated with a physical environment of the autonomous vehicle; and

control the autonomous vehicle according to the modified trajectory or the new trajectory.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the processor or the teleoperation system is configured to determine, by the teleoperation system or by the autonomous vehicle, an event or a condition associated with a least a portion of the existing trajectory.

13 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the modification to the existing trajectory is in response to the event or condition associated with the at least the portion of the existing trajectory.

14 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the event or condition comprises a road construction, a weather condition, a stop sign, a school zone, an accident zone, or a flood zone.

15 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the teleoperation input comprises a steering input, a throttle input, and/or a brake input.

16 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the updated map data comprises a speed limit determined based on a throttle input and/or a brake input.

17 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the teleoperation input is based on real time information of the autonomous vehicle.

18 . The system of claim 17 , wherein the teleoperation system is configured to present visualization data comprising the real time information of the autonomous vehicle on the display to enable the teleoperator to determine whether to intervene in operation of a planner of the autonomous vehicle.

19 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the teleoperation input comprises a modification to classification of an object or obstacle in an environment of the autonomous vehicle or causing the autonomous vehicle to ignore or avoid the object.

20 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the processor is configured to generate an update map data based on a current position and/or orientation of the autonomous data.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 21, 2026
From: KODIAK AI, INC.
To: HORIZON TECHNOLOGY FINANCE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 074459/0570 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 14, 2025
From: KODIAK ROBOTICS, INC.
To: ARES ACQUISITION HOLDINGS II LP
Reel/Frame 070833/0096 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 12, 2024
From: KODIAK ROBOTICS, INC.
To: HORIZON TECHNOLOGY FINANCE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 067711/0909 →