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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Victoria Leigh Schein, Dearborn, MI (US);
Jonathan Thomas Mullen, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/095 (2012.01); B60W 40/04 (2006.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G08G 1/0967 (2006.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01); G08G 1/0962 (2006.01); B60W 40/06 (2012.01); G06F 16/29 (2019.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/0956 (2013.01); B60W 30/0953 (2013.01); B60W 30/18009 (2013.01); B60W 40/04 (2013.01); B60W 40/06 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); G01C 21/34 (2013.01); G01C 21/3407 (2013.01); G06F 16/29 (2019.01); G06K 9/00805 (2013.01); G08G 1/09626 (2013.01); G08G 1/096741 (2013.01); G08G 1/096775 (2013.01); G08G 1/166 (2013.01); G08G 1/167 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, devices and apparatuses pertaining to U-turn assistance. The method may include detecting an intention of an operator of a vehicle of rendering a U-turn at a location. A computing device may obtain geographic information associated with the U-turn, and assess feasibility of the U-turn at the location based on the geographic information. Further, the computing device may provide a notification to the operator based on the feasibility of the U-turn to assist the operator to operate the U-turn of the vehicle at the location.