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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2022
Volvo Autonomous Solutions Ab, Gothenburg, SE;
Rikard Wadman, Gothenburg, SE;
Oliver Sundell, Gothenburg, SE;
Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB, Gothenburg, SE;
Abstract
A method for estimating a region of space occupied by a vehicle which moves along a path includes: obtaining a nominal path {X(s):0≤s≤s}; recording a plurality of trajectories in the vehicle's state space {x(s;q):0≤s≤s} while the vehicle is maneuvered along the nominal path in a variety of driving conditions q; for each trajectory, computing a corresponding lateral deviation {e(s;q)=(e(s;q),e(s;q)):0≤s≤s} off the nominal path; estimating a conditional probability distribution Fof the lateral deviation given the nominal path; and based on the estimated probability distribution, providing an outer limit of a region of space Aoccupied by the vehicle, wherein the computing of the lateral deviation and/or the providing of the outer limit is based on a footprint of the vehicle.