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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2024
Filed:
May. 09, 2022
Toyota Research Institute, Inc., Los Altos, CA (US);
Allison Thackston, San Jose, CA (US);
Samuel Zapolsky, Mountain View, CA (US);
Katarina Miller, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Laura Stelzner, Mountain View, CA (US);
Ron Goldman, Los Altos, CA (US);
TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC., Los Altos, CA (US);
Abstract
A method performed by an autonomous device includes identifying a current movement of an operator based on monitoring the operator of the autonomous device. The method also includes inferring an intended direction of travel for the autonomous device based identifying the current movement. The method further includes identifying one or more objects in a current environment and limitations of the current environment. The method still further includes determining the action to be performed based on inferring the intended direction of travel and also identifying the one or more objects and the limitations of the current environment. The method also includes performing, by the autonomous device, the action.