US 12,077,186 B1
Dynamic threshold determination for collision avoidance
Peter Scott Schleede, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Assigned to Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US)
Filed by Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 16, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/552,656.
Application 17/552,656 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/463,096, filed on Aug. 31, 2021.
Int. Cl. B60W 60/00 (2020.01)
CPC B60W 60/0016 (2020.02) [B60W 2554/20 (2020.02); B60W 2554/40 (2020.02)] 20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
one or more processors; and
one or more computer-readable media storing instructions executable by the one or more processors, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the system to perform operations comprising:
receiving sensor data from a sensor associated with a vehicle;
determining, based at least in part on the sensor data, that a first object in an environment is stationary;
determining, based at least in part on the first object, a drivable area for the vehicle to traverse;
determining a longitudinal distance between a first point associated with the first object and a second point associated with a second object along a direction of travel associated with the drivable area;
determining a lateral distance between the first point associated with the first object and the second point associated with the second object normal to the direction of travel;
determining a threshold distance between the first point associated with the first object and a threshold point;
determining that the longitudinal distance is less than or equal to the threshold distance;
determining, based at least in part on the longitudinal distance being less than or equal to the threshold distance, an aggregated distance metric comprising the lateral distance, a width of the second object, and a buffer distance; and
controlling the vehicle based at least in part on the aggregated distance metric.