17846652. VALIDATING PROTOLANES WITH ACTOR BEHAVIOR FLOWCHARTS simplified abstract (Ford Global Technologies, LLC)

VALIDATING PROTOLANES WITH ACTOR BEHAVIOR FLOWCHARTS

Organization Name

Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor(s)

George Peter Kenneth Carr of Allison Park PA (US)

Shawn Cook of Dearborn MI (US)

Brett Browning of Pittsburgh PA (US)

Andrew Hartnett of West Hartford CT (US)

Constantin A. Savtchenko of Sewickley PA (US)

Neal Seegmiller of Pittsburgh PA (US)

Christopher Cunningham of Pittsburgh PA (US)

Thomas Mark Petroff of Gibsonia PA (US)

Michael Pacilio of Pittsburgh PA (US)

VALIDATING PROTOLANES WITH ACTOR BEHAVIOR FLOWCHARTS - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17846652 titled 'VALIDATING PROTOLANES WITH ACTOR BEHAVIOR FLOWCHARTS

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a system, method, and computer program for validating protolanes. Protolanes are selected from a set of lanes in a geonet and are associated with flowcharts that represent conditions an actor may encounter when approaching the gates of the protolane. The method involves generating a graph that represents the actions of the actor based on the flowchart and validating the reasoning of the actor by testing their actions against the graph.

• The invention validates the actions and reasoning of actors approaching the gates of protolanes in a geonet.
• It involves generating a graph based on flowcharts associated with the protolanes to represent the actions of the actor.
• The actions of the actor are then tested against the graph to validate their reasoning.

Potential Applications

• Traffic management systems
• Autonomous vehicles
• Navigation systems

Problems Solved

• Ensures the actions and reasoning of actors approaching protolanes are validated.
• Helps in identifying any inconsistencies or errors in the flowcharts associated with the protolanes.
• Improves the reliability and safety of traffic management systems and autonomous vehicles.

Benefits

• Enhanced validation of actor actions and reasoning in traffic scenarios.
• Improved accuracy and reliability of navigation systems.
• Increased safety and efficiency in traffic management and autonomous vehicle operations.

Original Abstract Submitted

Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product aspects for validating protolanes. For example, the method includes determining a protolane level flowchart from one or more flowcharts corresponding to one or more gates of a protolane selected from a set of protolanes of a geonet, wherein the one or more flowcharts correspond to conditions that can be encountered by an actor approaching the corresponding one or more gates, and wherein the geonet comprises a plurality of lane segments associated with the set of protolanes. A graph through the protolane level flowchart is generated that corresponds to actions of an actor. Reasoning of the actor is validated by testing the actions of the actor against the graph through the protolane level flowchart.