Patent ID: 11878719
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G  H | IPC B  G  H

Claim 17:
18. A non-statutory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor of a vehicle, cause the vehicle to perform operations including to:
receive, via a transceiver of a vehicle, one or more maneuver sharing intent messages to the vehicle from one or more other vehicles, each including data with respect to a sender of the respective maneuver sharing intent messages, wherein samples per unit time and a time horizon of an intended trajectory of the sender vary according to type or roadway being traversed by the sender;
identify, according to the one or more maneuver sharing intent messages, a road resource that is contested between the vehicle and the one or more other vehicles, the road resource including a portion of a roadway to be traversed by the vehicle and also the one or more other vehicles, wherein the one or more maneuver sharing intent messages are broadcast by the one or more other vehicles, each of the one or more maneuver sharing intent messages including data with respect to a sender of the respective connected message, the data indicating a momentum of the sender, a priority of the sender, an urgency of the sender, an intended trajectory of the sender, and road resources required for use by the sender;
perform a conflict resolution procedure to determine whether the vehicle gains access to the road resource, wherein the conflict resolution procedure is independently performed by each of the vehicle and the one or more other vehicles;
grant one of the vehicle or the one or more other vehicles access to the road resource based on the conflict resolution procedure;
direct the vehicle to utilize the road resource responsive to the conflict resolution procedure deeming the vehicle to have access to the road resource; and
direct the vehicle not to utilize the road resource responsive to the conflict resolution procedure deeming another vehicle to have access to the road resource.