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Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2024

Filed:

Apr. 28, 2021
Applicant:

Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);

Inventors:

Kshitij Agarwal, Redwood City, CA (US);

David Martins Belo, San Francisco, CA (US);

Michael Isaac Mizrahi, San Mateo, CA (US);

Matthew Nathaniel Dickerson, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

ZOOX, INC., Foster City, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/02 (2012.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/0205 (2013.01); B60W 50/0097 (2013.01); B60W 2510/083 (2013.01); B60W 2510/18 (2013.01); B60W 2510/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

Techniques are discussed herein for detecting and measuring faults within vehicle drive systems. In various implementations, actuator feedback monitors and/or vehicle performance monitors are used individually or in combination to determine faults within acceleration systems, braking systems, and/or steering systems of a vehicle. Different monitors may use different algorithms, models, and input data from the vehicle during operation, to compare a predicted drive system output to a corresponding measured output. Additionally, monitors may include associated sets of disable conditions used to distinguish drive system faults from other driving conditions. The outputs from actuator feedback monitors, vehicle performance monitors, and disable conditions may be analyzed to detect drive system faults and control the vehicle to address the faults and control the safe operation of the vehicle.


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