US 12,071,126 B2
Vehicle object tracking
Aakar Mehra, Ann Arbor, MI (US); David Dekime, Manalapan, NJ (US); Kenneth Harkenrider, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US); Abhishek Sharma, West Bloomfield, MI (US); and Douglas Blue, Plymouth, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Sep. 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/486,002.
Prior Publication US 2023/0099598 A1, Mar. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. B60W 30/09 (2012.01); B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); B60T 7/22 (2006.01); B60W 30/095 (2012.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01)
CPC B60W 30/09 (2013.01) [B60T 7/22 (2013.01); B60W 30/0953 (2013.01); B60W 30/0956 (2013.01); G08G 1/16 (2013.01); B60Q 9/008 (2013.01); B60T 2210/32 (2013.01); B60T 2220/00 (2013.01); B60T 2250/04 (2013.01); B60W 2520/10 (2013.01); B60W 2540/18 (2013.01); B60W 2554/40 (2020.02); B60W 2554/80 (2020.02); B60W 2710/18 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer comprising a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to:
receive sensor data indicating a current position of an object;
determine a predicted position of the object at a future time;
determine that a motion criterion is met by determining that the current position is in a current zone of a plurality of zones surrounding the vehicle and the predicted position is in a predicted zone of the plurality of zones, the current zone and the predicted zone being prespecified by the motion criterion, the current zone being different than the predicted zone; and
in response to determining that the motion criterion is met, actuate a component of a vehicle to control motion of the vehicle;
wherein the zones are nonoverlapping geometric areas and have preset boundaries relative to the vehicle.