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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2024

Filed:

Oct. 27, 2022
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Ahmed Benmimoun, Aachen/NRW, DE;

Mohamed Benmimoun, Aachen/NRW, DE;

Sufian Ashraf Mazhari, Aachen/NRW, DE;

Mohsen Lakehal-Ayat, Aachen/NRW, DE;

Muhammad Adeel Awan, Aachen/NRW, DE;

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 60/00 (2020.01); B60W 50/06 (2006.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 60/001 (2020.02); B60W 50/06 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0043 (2013.01); B60W 2555/00 (2020.02);
Abstract

A system for controlling autonomously-controllable vehicle functions of an autonomous vehicle cooperating with partner subjects includes a database device with information on communication signals from partner subjects, action objectives, and scenarios, and has an autonomous vehicle with autonomously controllable vehicle functions communicatively connected to the database device. The autonomous vehicle includes a control device with a programmable unit and a surround sensor device. The control device receives sensor signals acquired by the surround sensor device of a surrounding area of the vehicle and communication signals originating from at least one partner subject. The control device determines a situation context based on the database information, and converts the captured communication signals into control signals for the autonomously controllable vehicle functions based on the situation context.


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