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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2021
Motional Ad Llc, Boston, MA (US);
Scott D. Pendleton, Singapore, SG;
Zhiliang Chen, Singapore, SG;
You Hong Eng, Singapore, SG;
James Guo Ming Fu, Singapore, SG;
Motional AD LLC, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments for operational envelope detection (OED) with situational assessment are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method comprises: determining at least one current or future constraint for a trajectory of a vehicle in an environment that is associated with the vehicle becoming immobile for an extended period of time; determining a stopping-reason for immobility of the vehicle based on determining the at least one current or future constraint for the trajectory of the vehicle in the environment; identifying a timeout threshold based on the stopping-reason, wherein the timeout threshold is an amount of time a planning system of the vehicle will wait before initiating at least one remedial action to address the immobility; identifying that the timeout threshold is satisfied; and initiating the at least one remedial action for the vehicle based on the identifying that the timeout threshold is satisfied.