Honda Research Institute Europe Gmbh

Malte Probst

Tim Puphal

Raphael Wenzel

Julian Eggert

Thomas Weisswange

A computer-implemented method comprises sensing an environment of the ego-agent that includes at least one other agent. The method predicts possible behaviors of the at least one other agent based on the sensed environment, and plans trajectories of the ego-agent for each possible behavior of the at least one other agent to generate a set of planned trajectories. The method proceeds with determining an actual trajectory of the ego-agent, and comparing the determined actual trajectory of the ego-agent with each of the planned trajectories of the ego-agent and determining a planned trajectory with a largest similarity to the actual trajectory of the ego-agent. Subsequently, a perceived situation as perceived by the ego-agent based on a particular predicted possible behavior of the predicted possible behaviors corresponding to the planned trajectory with the largest similarity is determined. The method executes an action in an assistance system based on the determined perceived situation.

Driver assistance system and vehicle including the driver assistance system based on determining a perceived situation from multiple possible situations

A method and system for assisting operation of an ego-vehicle in the traffic situation with shared traffic space is provided, in which a future path for the ego-vehicle and a future path for another traffic participant and a relevant path corridor for each determine future path is determined. Based thereon, an overlap of the path corridors to define a shared traffic space is determined and individual distance measures between the ego-vehicle and the shared traffic space and between the other traffic participant and the shared traffic space are calculated to determine an asymmetry. Based on the asymmetry an order is determined and (partially) automated in accordance with trajectory determined based on the order, or information on the intended passing order is provided to the ego-vehicle driver.

Method, system and vehicle for assisting an operator of the vehicle in assessing a traffic situation with shared traffic space

The present invention relates to a method for use in a driver assistance system of an ego-vehicle. The method supports driving of the ego-vehicle and comprises the steps of retrieving a priority relationship between the ego-vehicle and at least one traffic participant involved in a traffic situation; selecting a prediction model for the at least one traffic participant depending on the priority relationship; predicting at last one hypothetical future trajectory for the ego-vehicle and, based on the selected prediction model, at last one hypothetical future trajectory for the at least one traffic participant; and calculating a behavior relevant score for ego-vehicle based on the calculated hypothetical future trajectories.

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Malte Probst