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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2018
Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Stefano Di Cairano, Newton, MA (US);
Karl Berntorp, Watertown, MA (US);
Heejin Ahn, Cambridge, MA (US);
Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
Controlling a vehicle by producing a sequence of intermediate goals that includes specific goals, additional specific goals and optional goals, from a travel route for a prediction horizon. Testing a feasibility of each intermediate goal (IG), using a first model of motion of the vehicle and a first model of motion of the traffic, by the IG being achieved by satisfying traffic conditions and motion capabilities of the vehicle, after achieving the IG, a next goal of the specific goals and the additional specific goals can also be achieved. Compute a trajectory for each feasible IG, using a second model of motion of the vehicle and a second model of motion of the traffic, and compare each computed trajectory according to a numerical value determined by a cost function and determine satisfaction of constraints on the movement of the vehicle and the vehicle interaction with the road and the traffic.