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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2019
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Gurhari Singh, Toronto, CA;
Alaeddin Bani Milhim, Ajax, CA;
Paul A. Adam, Milford, MI (US);
Reza Zarringhalam, Waterloo, CA;
Amir Takhmar, Toronto, CA;
Mark Gazda, Howell, MI (US);
Shaun C. Bowman, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Joseph M. Burdge, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus that perform threat zone assessment in a host vehicle are provided. The method includes detecting a target vehicle in a nonadjacent lane with respect to the host vehicle, determining dimensions of the detected target vehicle, a type of the detected target vehicle, and geometry of a road on which the detected target vehicle and the host vehicle are traveling, calculating the threat zone based on the dimensions of the detected target vehicle, the type of the detected target vehicle, or the geometry of the road on which the detected target vehicle and the host vehicle are traveling, and controlling the host vehicle to avoid the calculated threat zone by accelerating the host vehicle, decelerating the host vehicle, or aborting a lane change by the host vehicle.