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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2023
Applicant:
Torc Robotics, Inc., Blacksburg, VA (US);
Inventors:
Nicolai Wengert, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Florian Kuehnle, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Assignee:
TORC Robotics, Inc., Blacksburg, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/045 (2012.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 60/001 (2020.02); B60W 30/045 (2013.01); B60W 2300/12 (2013.01); B60W 2520/20 (2013.01); B60W 2552/30 (2020.02); B60W 2720/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
One or more processors of an autonomous vehicle can determine a surrogate trajectory for navigating the autonomous vehicle towards a target trajectory; generate a curvature target for the autonomous vehicle based on the surrogate trajectory, a lateral error, and a velocity of the autonomous vehicle, the curvature target defined in part by at least three points; and navigate the autonomous vehicle according to the curvature target.