US 12,304,515 B2
Vehicle path adjustment
Erol Dogan Sumer, Ann Arbor, MI (US); Abhishek Sharma, West Bloomfield, MI (US); Mohit Srinivasan, Ann Arbor, MI (US); Alexander Jaeckel, Ann Arbor, MI (US); Michael Hafner, San Carlos, CA (US); Mrdjan J. Jankovic, Birmingham, MI (US); and Aakar Mehra, Ann Arbor, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Jun. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/839,637.
Prior Publication US 2023/0399002 A1, Dec. 14, 2023
Int. Cl. B60W 50/08 (2020.01); B60W 40/13 (2012.01); B60W 50/02 (2012.01); B60W 50/06 (2006.01)
CPC B60W 50/085 (2013.01) [B60W 40/13 (2013.01); B60W 50/0225 (2013.01); B60W 50/06 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to:
determine a virtual barrier around a vehicle based on receiving a first user input and data indicating a vehicle sprung mass;
upon receiving a second user input selecting the virtual barrier, determine an updated virtual barrier based on the received second user input;
upon determining the updated virtual barrier, verify that the updated virtual barrier satisfies one or more vehicle parameters;
upon verifying the updated virtual barrier, operate the vehicle based on the updated virtual barrier; and
in response to the updated virtual barrier not satisfying the one or more vehicle parameters, operate the vehicle without using the updated virtual barrier.