Patents by Inventor Timothee Cazenave

Timothee Cazenave 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: 11958498
    Abstract: Systems and methods for trajectory planning for an autonomous vehicle, may include: computing features for each of the plurality of candidate trajectories; computing scores for the features of the candidate trajectories, wherein the scores are based on parameter values associated with their corresponding final trajectories; determining, based on the computed scores, a trajectory of the candidate trajectories to be used as a warm-start trajectory for trajectory optimization and applying the warm-start trajectory to develop a final trajectory for the vehicle; and autonomously operating the autonomous vehicle in accordance with the final trajectory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventors: Miroslav Baric, Jin Ge, Timothee Cazenave
  • Patent number: 11584371
    Abstract: System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to lane keeping in a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes determining lane boundaries according to at least the sensor data and a map. The method includes defining a reference system over a lane defined by the lane boundaries. The method includes evaluating vehicle boundary points within the reference system as a cost in optimizing a trajectory of the vehicle and using an R-function that defines geometric relationships between the vehicle boundary points and the reference system. The method includes providing an indicator about the trajectory to control the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Toyota Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Miroslav Baric, Jin Ge, Timothee Cazenave
  • Publication number: 20220055651
    Abstract: Systems and methods for trajectory planning for an autonomous vehicle, may include: computing features for each of the plurality of candidate trajectories; computing scores for the features of the candidate trajectories, wherein the scores are based on parameter values associated with their corresponding final trajectories; determining, based on the computed scores, a trajectory of the candidate trajectories to be used as a warm-start trajectory for trajectory optimization and applying the warm-start trajectory to develop a final trajectory for the vehicle; and autonomously operating the autonomous vehicle in accordance with the final trajectory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Miroslav Baric, Jin Ge, Timothee Cazenave
  • Publication number: 20220017086
    Abstract: System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to lane keeping in a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes determining lane boundaries according to at least the sensor data and a map. The method includes defining a reference system over a lane defined by the lane boundaries. The method includes evaluating vehicle boundary points within the reference system as a cost in optimizing a trajectory of the vehicle and using an R-function that defines geometric relationships between the vehicle boundary points and the reference system. The method includes providing an indicator about the trajectory to control the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Miroslav Baric, Jin Ge, Timothee Cazenave