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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2009
Applicants:
Jin-woo Lee, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Jeremy A. Salinger, Southfield, MI (US);
Xingping Chen, Warren, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jin-Woo Lee, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Jeremy A. Salinger, Southfield, MI (US);
Xingping Chen, Warren, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/095 (2012.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle is configured to execute an autonomic lane change maneuver and is equipped with a spatial monitoring system. Each of a plurality of objects located proximate to the vehicle is monitored. Locations of each of the objects are predicted relative to a projected trajectory of the vehicle. A collision risk level between the vehicle and each of the objects is assessed.