Apple said that the patent can judge the behavior of self-driving vehicles changing lanes and propose solutions. The detector, camera and other decision-making components included in the patent can determine the behavior mode of the vehicle, while other hardware can control the actual driving trajectory of the vehicle. These components can cooperate with each other, giving consideration to aerodynamics and ensuring the comfort of drivers. Decision-making components and hardware constitute the vehicle control system, which can meet the driving and lane changing needs in a larger road range in the future.
The patent shows that the front of the self-driving car can monitor the speed of the vehicle and the distance from the preceding car, so as to calculate the time required for changing lanes when two cars are driving at the same time. In short, the faster the speed, the greater the lane change distance. If the distance between vehicles can be accurately measured through complete formulas and algorithms, then the safety of vehicles can be improved.
The following is the lane change process of self-driving vehicles shown in the patent of Apple Titan Project:
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Editor's summary:
Since 20 16, Apple, as the world's leading technology company, has announced that it will extend its reach to the automotive field, and a series of patent applications related to autonomous driving and intelligent networking have been exposed one after another. In recent years, the patents exposed by Apple's Titan project include doors equipped with intelligent seat belt system, external hinged doors that replace traditional B-pillars, special battery-protected floors, multiple retro-reflective systems that can identify road signs in low visibility, advanced encrypted anti-hacker door locks, and recently exposed methods that use electric permanent magnets to improve vehicle active suspension system to reduce vehicle energy consumption. (Text/car home? Weng Meng)