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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:
Jul. 08, 2025

Filed:

Oct. 19, 2023
Applicant:

Waymo Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);

Inventors:

Ethan Stark, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Daniel Trawick Egnor, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Ryan Cash, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Assignee:

Waymo LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/04 (2006.01); B60W 10/18 (2012.01); B60W 10/20 (2006.01); B60W 30/10 (2006.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/04 (2013.01); B60W 10/18 (2013.01); B60W 10/20 (2013.01); B60W 30/10 (2013.01); B60W 50/0097 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0062 (2013.01); B60W 2552/15 (2020.02); B60W 2710/09 (2013.01); B60W 2710/18 (2013.01); B60W 2710/20 (2013.01); B60W 2720/106 (2013.01); B60W 2720/24 (2013.01);
Abstract

Aspects of the disclosure relate to controlling a vehicle in an autonomous driving mode. For instance, a trajectory is identified. The trajectory defines a future desired path for the vehicle and includes a control requirement having a corresponding point in time. A command for achieving the control requirement is generated. A fixed delay value corresponding to a delay caused by transmission of the command to an actuator of the vehicle is generated. A variable delay value corresponding to a delay caused by an amount of time to change a physical state of the actuator to a desired state according to the command is generated. The command is then sent to the actuator based on the fixed delay value, the variable delay value, and so that the actuator causes the vehicle to move according to the command.


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