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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. 25, 2025

Filed:

Aug. 10, 2022
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Mohit Srinivasan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Hongtei Eric Tseng, Canton, MI (US);

Michael Hafner, San Carlos, CA (US);

Mrdjan J. Jankovic, Birmingham, MI (US);

Abhishek Sharma, West Bloomfield, MI (US);

Erol Dogan Sumer, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Alexander Jaeckel, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Aakar Mehra, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/09 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/09 (2013.01); B60W 2520/06 (2013.01); B60W 2710/18 (2013.01);
Abstract

A computer includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to receive sensor data indicating an obstacle, formulate a control barrier function for a vehicle based on the sensor data, determine a control input based on the control barrier function, and actuate a component of the vehicle according to the control input. The control barrier function is defined with respect to a reference point that is spaced from a centroid of the vehicle.


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