Patents by Inventor Cameron Rainey

Cameron Rainey has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System and method for automated merging
    Patent number: 12097862
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling a merge vehicle travelling along a highway having a merge lane and a main lane. The method includes receiving merge data about the merge vehicle and a surrounding environment of the merge vehicle. The method includes detecting an intent to perform a merge maneuver by the merge vehicle from the merge lane to the main lane based on the merge data. Further, the method includes generating a graph having a plurality of nodes connected by edges. The plurality of nodes includes a start node set to a current position of the merge vehicle and a goal node located in the main lane after the merge lane has ended. The method includes calculating a three-dimensional (3D) trajectory based on the graph by optimizing edge costs from the start node to the goal node, and controlling the merge vehicle based on the 3D trajectory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignees: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC.
    Inventors: Samer Rajab, Shigenobu Saigusa, Paritosh Kelkar, Yasir Khudhair Al-Nadawi, Yusen Chen, Tyler Naes, James Schultz, Cameron Rainey, Steven Huggins, Shane Mclaughlin, Kevin Kefauver
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED MERGING
    Publication number: 20230091276
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling a merge vehicle travelling along a highway having a merge lane and a main lane. The method includes receiving merge data about the merge vehicle and a surrounding environment of the merge vehicle. The method includes detecting an intent to perform a merge maneuver by the merge vehicle from the merge lane to the main lane based on the merge data. Further, the method includes generating a graph having a plurality of nodes connected by edges. The plurality of nodes includes a start node set to a current position of the merge vehicle and a goal node located in the main lane after the merge lane has ended. The method includes calculating a three-dimensional (3D) trajectory based on the graph by optimizing edge costs from the start node to the goal node, and controlling the merge vehicle based on the 3D trajectory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Samer RAJAB, Shigenobu Saigusa, Paritosh Kelkar, Yasir Khudhair Al-Nadawi, Yusen Chen, Tyler Naes, James Schultz, Cameron Rainey, Steven Huggins, Shane McLaughlin, Kevin Kefauver