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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2020
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Janek Hudecek, Redwood City, CA (US);
Marin Kobilarov, Mountain View, CA (US);
Jack Riley, San Francisco, CA (US);
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques for compensating for errors in position of a vehicle are discussed herein. In some cases, a discrepancy may exist between a measured state of the vehicle and a desired state as determined by a system of the vehicle. Techniques and methods for a planning architecture of an autonomous vehicle that is able to provide maintain a smooth trajectory as the vehicle follows a planned path or route. In some cases, a planning architecture of the autonomous vehicle may compensate for differences between an estimated state and a planned path without the use of a separate system. In this example process, the planning architecture may include a mission planning system, a decision system, and a tracking system that together output a trajectory for a drive system.