US 12,296,853 B2
Systems and methods for controlling longitudinal acceleration based on lateral objects
Alice Kassar, Detroit, MI (US); and Ramadev Burigsay Hukkeri, Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Jun. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/808,403.
Prior Publication US 2023/0415781 A1, Dec. 28, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60W 10/00 (2006.01); B60W 50/08 (2020.01); B60W 50/12 (2012.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01)
CPC B60W 60/00186 (2020.02) [B60W 50/082 (2013.01); B60W 50/12 (2013.01); B60W 2420/408 (2024.01); B60W 2510/18 (2013.01); B60W 2554/4049 (2020.02)] 20 Claims
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1. A method for controlling acceleration of a vehicle, comprising:
detecting, by a computing device, a lateral distance from a point on a trajectory of the vehicle to an object the vehicle is expected to pass when following the trajectory, the object being located off of and to a side of the trajectory and the point representing a future location of the vehicle while passing the object;
comparing, by the computing device, the lateral distance to a threshold value;
selecting, by the computing device, whether acceleration limiting is to be performed by the vehicle based on whether the lateral distance is less than the threshold value; and
causing, by the computing device, the vehicle to perform operations for autonomous driving with or without acceleration limiting based on said selecting.