Patents by Inventor Javon D. Pool

Javon D. Pool 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).

  • Automated vehicle lane change control techniques
    Patent number: 11235804
    Abstract: Automated vehicle lane change systems and methods comprise determining a departing lane in which the vehicle is currently traveling and a merging lane in which the vehicle will be traveling after an automated lane change, determining a desired yaw rate of the vehicle based on a current speed of the vehicle, determining an end control point in each of a departing lane and a merging lane, determining a set of intermediate control points based on the end control points and the desired yaw rate, determining a basis spline (B-spline) defined by the end control points and the set of intermediate control points to obtain a desired path between the end control points, and commanding a steering system configured to control steering of the vehicle such that the vehicle follows the desired path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Mohammad S Huq, Javon D Pool
  • AUTOMATED VEHICLE LANE CHANGE CONTROL TECHNIQUES
    Publication number: 20210039714
    Abstract: Automated vehicle lane change systems and methods comprise determining a departing lane in which the vehicle is currently traveling and a merging lane in which the vehicle will be traveling after an automated lane change, determining a desired yaw rate of the vehicle based on a current speed of the vehicle, determining an end control point in each of a departing lane and a merging lane, determining a set of intermediate control points based on the end control points and the desired yaw rate, determining a basis spline (B-spline) defined by the end control points and the set of intermediate control points to obtain a desired path between the end control points, and commanding a steering system configured to control steering of the vehicle such that the vehicle follows the desired path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Mohammad S. Huq, Javon D. Pool