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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:
Jan. 14, 2025

Filed:

Dec. 20, 2022
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Pietro Blandizzi, Munich, DE;

Randall Schur, Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Constantin Savtchenko, Sewickley, PA (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 60/00 (2020.01); B60W 40/06 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 60/00274 (2020.02); B60W 40/06 (2013.01); B60W 2554/20 (2020.02); B60W 2554/4045 (2020.02); B60W 2554/802 (2020.02);
Abstract

This document discloses system, method, and computer program product embodiments for operating a robot. For example, the method includes: detecting an object in proximity to the robot; generating a path of travel for the object that is defined by a plurality of first data points representing different object locations in an area; generating cost curves respectively associated with the plurality of first data points; generating a polyline comprising a plurality of second data points associated with displacements of the cost curves from a particular location in the area; defining a predicted path of travel for the object based on the polyline; and using the predicted path of travel for the object to facilitate at least one autonomous operation of the robot.


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