18334679. METHOD TO DETECT AND MANAGE ICY UPHILL ROADS IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES (Volvo Car Corporation)
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METHOD TO DETECT AND MANAGE ICY UPHILL ROADS IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
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Oswaldo Perez Barrera of Göteborg (SE)
METHOD TO DETECT AND MANAGE ICY UPHILL ROADS IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18334679 titled 'METHOD TO DETECT AND MANAGE ICY UPHILL ROADS IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
Original Abstract Submitted
An embodiment related to a system, wherein the system is operable to determine a road surface condition, wherein the road surface condition is at least one of an ice, wet, and snow; adjust, a safe distance value of the host vehicle based on the road surface condition; detect a vehicle type, a speed, and a visible roof area of a target vehicle; determine an uphill road that the host vehicle is approaching; determine that the target vehicle is slowing down based on a change in speed of the target vehicle in real-time; and determine, a collision avoidance action for the host vehicle to avoid a collision with the target vehicle.
