Patent ID: 11947017
Assignee: AURORA OPERATIONS, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  Y | IPC G

Claim 11:
12. A vehicle control system, comprising:
a LIDAR system coupled with a vehicle, the LIDAR system comprising one or more processors configured to:
receive a first return signal from at least one of reflection or scattering of a first transmit signal by a remote vehicle, the first transmit signal transmitted at a first angle and the first return signal associated with a first location on the remote vehicle;
receive a second return signal from at least one of reflection or scattering of a second transmit signal by the remote vehicle, the second transmit signal transmitted at a second angle and the second return signal associated with a second location on the remote vehicle; and
determine a rate of turning of the remote vehicle by determining a Doppler feature of the remote vehicle based on the first return signal and the second return signal; and

a vehicle controller configured to control operation of at least one of a steering system of the vehicle or a braking system of the vehicle responsive to the rate of turning of the remote vehicle.