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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
William Paul Perkins, Dearborn, MI (US);
David B. Kelley, Monroe, MI (US);
Kenneth James Miller, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B60W 10/04 (2006.01); B60W 50/08 (2012.01); B60W 10/18 (2012.01); B60W 10/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0061 (2013.01); B60W 10/04 (2013.01); B60W 10/18 (2013.01); B60W 10/20 (2013.01); B60W 50/082 (2013.01); B60W 2420/42 (2013.01); B60W 2420/52 (2013.01); B60W 2540/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
Signals are from a plurality of sources representing aspects of the vehicle and an environment surrounding the vehicle. An autonomous confidence factor is developed based on component confidence levels for at least one of the signals. Control of the vehicle is transitioned between levels of autonomous control based at least in part on the autonomous confidence factor.