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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Andrew Brown, Canton, MI (US);
Scott J. Lauffer, Northville, MI (US);
John P. Joyce, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Steven R. El Aile, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Tobias John Pallett, Farmington, MI (US);
Shane Elwart, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Wayne Williams, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/02 (2006.01); B62D 5/04 (2006.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/0457 (2013.01); B62D 15/021 (2013.01); B62D 15/025 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/024 (2013.01); G05D 1/0231 (2013.01); G05D 1/0255 (2013.01);
Abstract
A current state of a vehicle is identified. Vehicle path curvature limits are determined. A curvature performance profile to follow is determined based at least in part the vehicle path curvature limits. A direction of the vehicle is controlled based at least in part the curvature performance profile.