Jaguar Land Rover Limited

Mostafa Taie

Daniel Woolliscroft

Adam Adwan

David Pettinger

Charles Marshall

David Torres

Shyam Mohandas

Qian Lu

Max Nalborczyk

Embodiments of the present invention provide a control system (). The control system () is for a host vehicle () operable in an autonomous mode and a non-autonomous mode. The control system () comprises one or more controllers (). The control system () is configured to receive, when operating in a non-autonomous mode, a mode signal and environment data. The mode signal is indicative of the host vehicle () operating in a training mode. The environment data is indicative of a sensed environment of the host vehicle () during a first manoeuvre by the host vehicle () from a first location to a first navigation goal. In the training mode, the one or more controllers () identify a navigable area and output vehicle control data. The navigable area is in a vicinity of the first manoeuvre and is suitable to contain a plurality of possible navigation paths for subsequent navigation of the host vehicle (), operating in an autonomous mode, to a second navigation goal within the navigable area. The second navigation goal is different to the first navigation goal. The navigable area is identified in dependence on the environment data. The vehicle control data is indicative of the navigable area. When subsequently navigating to the second navigation goal in the autonomous mode, the control system () utilises the vehicle control data to autonomously control the host vehicle ().

Vehicle control system and control method

Aspects of the present invention relate to a control system for a host vehicle, vehicle comprising the control system and a method for estimating a lateral position of a host vehicle. The host vehicle comprises a first sensor arrangement disposed at a first orientation relative to the host vehicle and at least one additional sensor arrangement, each additional sensor arrangement being disposed at an orientation relative to the host vehicle that is different to the first orientation. First sensor information is received from the first sensor arrangement and additional sensor information is received from each additional sensor arrangement. A lateral position of the vehicle relative to a roadway is determined using the additional sensor information if all or part of the first sensor information is interrupted and an output is provided in dependence on the determined lateral position.

Vehicle localization

A controller for controlling a vehicle, the vehicle comprising a detection means having a detection zone and a lateral non-detection region, the controller comprising: an input for receiving an object detection signal from the detection means; a processor arranged to generate a control signal for controlling a vehicle system in dependence on the received object detection signal; an output for outputting the control signal wherein the processor is arranged to generate a vehicle speed control signal to vary a vehicle speed about a current vehicle speed in order to bring an object within the lateral non-detection region into the detection zone of the detection means; and the output is arranged to output the vehicle speed control signal.

Controller for a vehicle

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