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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2016
Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;
Jonatan Silvlin, Gothenburg, SE;
Mattias Erik Brannstrom, Gothenburg, SE;
Julia Nilsson, Gothenburg, SE;
Mohammad Ali, Angered, SE;
Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;
Abstract
A gap selection method performed by a gap selection system for a vehicle. The vehicle travels on a road having a first lane and a second lane adjacent to the first. The vehicle travels in the first lane, a first surrounding vehicle travels in the second lane, a second surrounding vehicle travels in the second lane ahead of the first surrounding vehicle with a first gap between the first and second surrounding vehicles. The method includes determining a first minimum safety margin between the first surrounding vehicle and the vehicle, determining a second minimum safety margin between the second surrounding vehicle and the vehicle, evaluating the first gap by determining a minimum limit for a longitudinal position of the vehicle, determining a maximum limit for a longitudinal position of the vehicle, and determining a lane change appropriateness value of the first gap utilizing the minimum limit and the maximum limit.