US 11,731,661 B2
Systems and methods for imminent collision avoidance
Albert Costa, Pittsburgh, PA (US); Mark Ollis, Pittsburgh, PA (US); Brett Browning, Pittsburgh, PA (US); and Thomas Petroff, Gibsonia, PA (US)
Assigned to ARGO AI, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Filed by Argo AI, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Filed on Oct. 1, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/60,928.
Prior Publication US 2022/0105963 A1, Apr. 7, 2022
Int. Cl. B60W 60/00 (2020.01); B60W 30/095 (2012.01); B60W 40/04 (2006.01); B60W 30/09 (2012.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01)
CPC B60W 60/00274 (2020.02) [B60W 30/09 (2013.01); B60W 30/0956 (2013.01); B60W 40/04 (2013.01); B60W 60/0011 (2020.02); B60W 60/0015 (2020.02); G06V 20/58 (2022.01); B60W 2554/806 (2020.02); B60W 2556/40 (2020.02)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for operating a first vehicle, comprising:
generating, by a computing device, a vehicle trajectory for a first vehicle while the first vehicle is in motion;
detecting an object within a given distance from the first vehicle;
generating, by the computing device, at least one possible object trajectory for the object which was detected;
performing, by the computing device, a collision check to determine whether a collision between the first vehicle and the object can be avoided based on the vehicle trajectory and the at least one possible object trajectory;
performing, by the computing device, a plausibility check to determine whether the collision is plausible based on content of a map, when a determination is made in the collision check that a collision between the first vehicle and the object cannot be avoided; and
performing operations, by the computing device, to selectively modify operations of the first vehicle based on results of the plausibility check;
wherein the object comprises a second vehicle with an associated individual and the plausibility check comprises (i) generating a degree of plausibility of at least one plausible path of travel for the object and (ii) using a result from comparing the degree of plausibility to a threshold value for validating that it is plausible the associated individual could drive the second vehicle such that the second vehicle travels along a course leading to a collision; and
wherein the degree of plausibility is generated based on historical data relating to previous operation of the second vehicle by the associated individual.