Patents by Inventor HAO M. WANG

HAO M. WANG 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).

  • Patent number: 12664890
    Abstract: An ego vehicle includes a controller configured to obtain a maneuver message from a first remote vehicle, which includes a negotiation request related to a maneuver to be performed by the first remote vehicle, determine a degree of conflict based on a position and a velocity of the ego vehicle, and driving information of the first remote vehicle, determine whether to accept the negotiation request based on the degree of conflict, send a maneuver message including an alternative suggestion to the first remote vehicle in response to determining to reject the negotiation request, and control the ego vehicle based on a negotiation result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignees: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hao M. Wang, Sergei S. Avedisov, Onur Altintas
  • Patent number: 12639989
    Abstract: An ego vehicle includes a controller configured to determine a degree of conflict in a conflict zone between the ego vehicle and a remote vehicle based on a position and a velocity of the ego vehicle, and driving information of the remote vehicle, select a negotiation protocol based on the degree of conflict, initiate a negotiation with the remote vehicle based on the selected negotiation protocol, and operate the ego vehicle based on the negotiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Hao M. Wang, Sergei S. Avedisov, Onur Altintas
  • Patent number: 12617422
    Abstract: An ego vehicle includes a controller configured to receive a plurality of maneuver messages from a plurality of connected vehicles. The maneuver messages include maneuvers to be performed by the plurality of connected vehicles. The controller determines degrees of criticality for the maneuvers, determines priorities of the plurality of maneuver messages based on the degrees of criticality for the maneuvers, and determines whether to accept one or more of the plurality of maneuver messages based on the determined priorities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hao M. Wang, Sergei S. Avedisov, Yashar Zeiynali Farid, Onur Altintas
  • Publication number: 20250285536
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for initiation of emergency post-conflict detection negotiations by a vehicle involved in a primary conflict with nearby vehicles. Examples include detecting a conflict involving an ego vehicle, determining a trajectory of the ego vehicle for a time period after detecting the conflict, predicting a geographic area occupied by the trajectory of the ego vehicle for the time period, identifying one or more remote vehicles adjacent to the geographic area, and initiating negotiations with the identified one or more remote vehicles that reserves the geographic area for the detected conflict and the determined trajectory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2024
    Publication date: September 11, 2025
    Applicants: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: HAO M. WANG, SERGEI S. AVEDISOV, ONUR ALTINTAS
  • Publication number: 20250111775
    Abstract: A system and methods are provided for implementing mitigation action selection, which utilizes a cooperative approach that recognizes how many other connected vehicles are in the vicinity and considers other factors for determining which control action to undertake for congestion mitigation. Various parameters in combination with traffic models are used to evaluate the susceptibility of each lane to propagation of disturbances. For example, a connected vehicle may first request a lane change, and an impact of that lane change on traffic is analyzed. If feasible, the lane change and define an optimal control action to mitigate any disturbance on traffic. If the impact is considered significant, then the lane change request may be denied. Additionally, a learning approach can be used to reinforcement learning model to perform the decision-making process. Accordingly, an optimal control action that lessens the effect of disturbances on traffic congestion can be determined for vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicants: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: SERGEI S. AVEDISOV, YASHAR ZEIYNALI FARID, HAO M. WANG, KATHY JANG, ONUR ALTINTAS
  • Publication number: 20250095491
    Abstract: An ego vehicle includes a controller configured to obtain a maneuver message from a first remote vehicle, which includes a negotiation request related to a maneuver to be performed by the first remote vehicle, determine a degree of conflict based on a position and a velocity of the ego vehicle, and driving information of the first remote vehicle, determine whether to accept the negotiation request based on the degree of conflict, send a maneuver message including an alternative suggestion to the first remote vehicle in response to determining to reject the negotiation request, and control the ego vehicle based on a negotiation result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hao M. Wang, Sergei S. Avedisov, Onur Altintas
  • Publication number: 20250095410
    Abstract: An ego vehicle includes a controller configured to determine a degree of conflict in a conflict zone between the ego vehicle and a remote vehicle based on a position and a velocity of the ego vehicle, and driving information of the remote vehicle, select a negotiation protocol based on the degree of conflict, initiate a negotiation with the remote vehicle based on the selected negotiation protocol, and operate the ego vehicle based on the negotiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hao M. Wang, Sergei S. Avedisov, Onur Altintas
  • Publication number: 20240262381
    Abstract: An ego vehicle includes a controller configured to receive a plurality of maneuver messages from a plurality of connected vehicles. The maneuver messages include maneuvers to be performed by the plurality of connected vehicles. The controller determines degrees of criticality for the maneuvers, determines priorities of the plurality of maneuver messages based on the degrees of criticality for the maneuvers, and determines whether to accept one or more of the plurality of maneuver messages based on the determined priorities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hao M. Wang, Sergei S. Avedisov, Yashar Zeiynali Farid, Onur Altintas
  • Publication number: 20240262346
    Abstract: Examples of the presently disclosed technology provide systems and methods for intelligently withholding selected basic safety messages (or other similar messages) from transmission by determining that current vehicle state-related information contained in the selected BSMs is redundant to predicted vehicle state-related information contained in a previously transmitted maneuver message (or other similar messages). Accordingly, examples of the presently disclosed technology can reduce strain on wireless communication channel resources (e.g., proximate to large traffic environments) by reducing the number of messages exchanged among connected vehicles—while preserving the traffic safety and efficiency advantages associated with such communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicants: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: SERGEI S. AVEDISOV, HAO M. WANG, ONUR ALTINTAS