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US 9,827,985 · App. 14/667,254 · Granted Nov 28, 2017

System and method for autonomous navigation of vehicle

Inventors: Su Jung Yoo (Incheon, KR); Ji Hyun Yoon (Seoul, KR); Min Yong Shin (Seoul, KR); Hoi Won Kim (Gwacheon-si, KR)
Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
B60W30/0956B60W30/09B60W2420/52B60W2550/304B60W2550/408
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Patent No.
US 9,827,985
App. No.
14/667,254
Granted
Nov 28, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system and method for performing autonomous navigation of a vehicle are disclosed, which recognize a possibility of collision risk through path estimation of a target vehicle, and generate an autonomous navigation path. The autonomous navigation system for a vehicle includes: a target-vehicle information detection unit configured to detect traveling information of a target vehicle; and a path generation unit configured to estimate movement of the target vehicle on the basis of the information received from the target-vehicle information detection unit, calculate a collision risk value by recognizing a possibility of collision risk between an ego-vehicle and the target vehicle, and generate an autonomous navigation path of the ego-vehicle.

Claims (25)

1. An autonomous navigation system for a vehicle, comprising:

a sensor configured to detect traveling information of a target vehicle; and

a processor configured to estimate movement of the target vehicle on the basis of the information received from the sensor, calculate a collision risk value by recognizing a possibility of collision risk between an ego-vehicle and the target vehicle, and generate an autonomous navigation path of the ego-vehicle,

wherein the processor determines a lane change intention of the target vehicle using a lane-change-intention probabilistic model indicating the lane change intention, and estimates a traveling path of the target vehicle, and

wherein the processor changes a lane-change completion time of the target vehicle according to a size of the target vehicle.

2. The autonomous navigation system according to claim 1 , wherein the traveling information of the target vehicle is detected using one of V2X (vehicle-to-everything) communication, a laser scanner, and a radar.

3. The autonomous navigation system according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor detects at least one of a size, a position, a departure angle, and a speed of the target vehicle.

4. The autonomous navigation system according to claim 1 , wherein the lane-change-intention probabilistic model is established by defining weights for reflecting influence of speed of the target vehicle and heading parameters of the target vehicle and the ego-vehicle, and by defining a speed of the target vehicle, a path difference between the target vehicle and the ego-vehicle, and an offset from a center part of a traveling lane.

5. The autonomous navigation system according to claim 1 , wherein the processor searches for the nearest point to a current traveling path of the ego-vehicle measured from the current position of the ego-vehicle, and thus calculates a position, a path-departure angle, and curvature information using road information modeling.

6. An autonomous navigation method for a vehicle, comprising:

detecting traveling information of a target vehicle;

estimating a movement of the target vehicle on the basis of information received from a sensor; and

calculating a collision risk value by recognizing a possibility of collision risk between an ego-vehicle and the target vehicle, and generating an autonomous navigation path of the ego-vehicle,

wherein the step of estimating a movement of the target vehicle includes:

determining a lane change intention of the target vehicle using a lane-change-intention probabilistic model indicating the lane change intention;

generating a lane change flag of the target vehicle; and

estimating a lane change path in consideration of a size of the target vehicle,

wherein the step of estimating a lane change path includes

changing a lane-change completion time of the target vehicle according to the size of the target vehicle.

7. The autonomous navigation method according to claim 6 , wherein the traveling information of the target vehicle includes at least one of a size, a position, a departure angle, and a speed of the target vehicle.

8. The autonomous navigation method according to claim 6 , wherein the lane-change-intention probabilistic model is established by defining weights for reflecting influence of speed of the target vehicle and heading parameters of the target vehicle and the ego-vehicle, and by defining a speed of the target vehicle, a path difference between the target vehicle and the ego-vehicle, and an offset from a center part of a traveling lane.

9. The autonomous navigation method according to claim 6 , wherein the step of estimating a movement of the target vehicle includes:

If a value of the lane-change-intention probabilistic model is greater than a first threshold value, inputting a first value to a lane change flag, and determining that a traveling lane of the target vehicle is changed to a lane of the ego-vehicle;

If a value of the lane-change-intention probabilistic model is less than a second threshold value, inputting a second value to the lane change flag, and determining that a traveling lane of the target vehicle is changed to an opposite lane of the ego-vehicle traveling path; and

If a value of the lane-change-intention probabilistic model is between the first threshold value and the second threshold value, inputting a third value to the lane change flag, and determining that a traveling lane of the target vehicle is unchanged.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 24, 2015
From: YOO, SU JUNG; YOON, JI HYUN; SHIN, MIN YONG; KIM, HOI WON
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
Reel/Frame 035244/0745 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2014-0163621 · Nov 21, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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