Patent ID: 11938932
Assignee: CLEARPATH ROBOTICS INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 9:
10. A collision avoidance system for a self-driving vehicle, the system comprising:
one or more sensors; and
a control system in communication with the one or more sensors, the control system being operable to:
receive at least one vehicle dynamics attribute pertaining to the self-driving vehicle and a velocity of the self-driving vehicle;
determine a safety field for the self-driving vehicle based on the at least one vehicle dynamics attribute and the velocity of the self-driving vehicle;
control the one or more sensors of the self-driving vehicle according to the safety field, wherein the one or more sensors is operated to monitor the safety field during operation of the self-driving vehicle; and
determine a safe stopping distance based on the at least one vehicle dynamics attribute and the velocity of the self-driving vehicle, and to determine the safety field based on the safe stopping distance.