Method and Control Unit for Operating an Autonomous Vehicle

autonomous-driving
A control unit for autonomous vehicles that computes an observability value for each location in the environment — indicating how well onboard sensors can perceive it — and adapts vehicle operation accordingly.
Authors

Luca Parolini

Jade Coulin

Sean Brown

Published year

2020

Inventors
Luca Parolini, Jade Coulin, Sean Brown
Patent no.
Assignee
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

Abstract

A control unit for operating a vehicle equipped with a plurality of sensors for capturing environmental data. The control unit determines an observability value for a particular location in the environment, indicating how well that location can be sensed by the vehicle’s sensors. The vehicle is then operated in dependence of the observability value for that location.

Filings

Jurisdiction Kind Application / Publication no. Date
EP Application EP20170958A 2020-04-22
EP Publication (A1) EP3901661A1 2021-10-27
EP Grant (B1) EP3901661B1

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