Patents by Inventor Trevor P. Barron

Trevor P. Barron 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).

  • Systems and methods for hedging for different gaps in an interaction zone
    Patent number: 11614739
    Abstract: Implementations described and claimed herein provide systems and methods for controlling an autonomous vehicle. In one implementation, the autonomous vehicle is navigated towards a flow of traffic with a first gap between first and second vehicles and a second gap following the second vehicle. A motion plan for directing the autonomous vehicle into the flow of traffic at an interaction zone is generated based on whether an ability of the autonomous vehicle to enter the interaction zone at the second gap exceeds a confidence threshold. The autonomous vehicle is autonomously navigated into the flow of traffic at the first gap when the confidence threshold is exceeded. The motion plan forgoes navigation of the autonomous vehicle into the flow of traffic at the first and second gaps when the ability of the autonomous vehicle to enter the interaction zone at the second gap does not exceed the confidence threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ujjwal Das Gupta, Sandip Aine, Martin Levihn, Trevor P. Barron, Jamie R. Lesser
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HEDGING FOR DIFFERENT GAPS IN AN INTERACTION ZONE
    Publication number: 20210089041
    Abstract: Implementations described and claimed herein provide systems and methods for controlling an autonomous vehicle. In one implementation, the autonomous vehicle is navigated towards a flow of traffic with a first gap between first and second vehicles and a second gap following the second vehicle. A motion plan for directing the autonomous vehicle into the flow of traffic at an interaction zone is generated based on whether an ability of the autonomous vehicle to enter the interaction zone at the second gap exceeds a confidence threshold. The autonomous vehicle is autonomously navigated into the flow of traffic at the first gap when the confidence threshold is exceeded. The motion plan forgoes navigation of the autonomous vehicle into the flow of traffic at the first and second gaps when the ability of the autonomous vehicle to enter the interaction zone at the second gap does not exceed the confidence threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Ujjwal Das Gupta, Sandip Aine, Martin Levihn, Trevor P. Barron, Jamie R. Lesser