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Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024

Filed:

Nov. 26, 2019
Applicants:

Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);

The University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (US);

Renault S.a.s., Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;

Inventors:

Kyle Hollins Wray, Fremont, CA (US);

Stefan Witwicki, San Carlos, CA (US);

Shlomo Zilberstein, Amherst, MA (US);

Assignees:

Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);

The University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (US);

Renault S.A.S., Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); B60W 60/0011 (2020.02);
Abstract

An autonomous vehicle traverses a vehicle transportation network using a multi-objective policy based on a model for specific scenarios. The multi-objective policy includes a topographical map that shows a relationship between at least two objectives. The autonomous vehicle receives a candidate vehicle control action associated with each of the at least two objectives. The autonomous vehicle selects a vehicle control action based on a buffer value that is associated with the at least two objectives. The autonomous vehicle traverses a portion of the vehicle transportation network in accordance with the selected vehicle control action.


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