#Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB

DETECTION OF A TIRE PRESSURE DEFECT

A computer system has processing circuitry to detect a tire pressure defect of a vehicle comprising a first wheel. The first wheel has a first rim and a first tire. The processing circuitry is configu…

DRIVE·Jun 11·1 min read

B60C23/06 Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB

ROUTE UPDATE BASED ON VEHICLE DATA

A computer system for automated identification of locations of struggle during attempted route-following for autonomous vehicles is provided. The system includes processing circuitry to obtain data in…

DRIVE·Jun 4·1 min read

G01C21/3415 Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB

Reducing wear on paths

A computer system comprising a processor device configured to determine at least one travelling path for at least one vehicle is provided. The processor device is further configured to obtain an indic…

DRIVE·May 26·1 min read

B60W60/0011 Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB

A METHOD FOR HANDLING OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN TWO AREAS

A method for handling operational for an autonomous vehicle driving from a first work area to a second work area via a predefined path is provided. The operations of the autonomous vehicle are constra…

DRIVE·Aug 7·1 min read

B60W30/09 Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB

TRAFFIC PLANNING METHOD FOR A VEHICLE FLEET

A computer-implemented traffic planning method controls a plurality of vehicles which are movable among multiple shared resources. The method includes receiving a transport mission; generating a root …

DRIVE·Nov 14·1 min read

G08G1/096811 Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB

PATH SELECTION FOR A VEHICLE BASED ON HEAT DISTRIBUTED ON A ROAD SURFACE

A computer system comprising a processor device configured to select a candidate path for a first vehicle to travel is provided. The processor device is further configured to obtain, from at least one…

DRIVE·May 23·1 min read

B60W60/001 Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB

METHOD FOR STOPPING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE

A computer-implemented method for stopping an autonomous vehicle at a stopping location defined by a protrusion or a recess formed with respect to a ground surface on which the vehicle is travelling i…

DRIVE·Apr 18·1 min read

B60W30/181 Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB

A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A DRIVING OPERATION OF AN AUTONOMOUSLY CONTROLLED VEHICLE

The present disclosure relates to method for controlling a driving operation of an autonomously controlled vehicle. In particular, a navigation system is controlled to autonomously operate the vehicle…

DRIVE·Jan 11·1 min read

G01C25/005 Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB

A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A DRIVING OPERATION OF AN AUTONOMOUSLY CONTROLLED VEHICLE

The present disclosure relates to a method for controlling a driving operation of an autonomously controlled vehicle, the vehicle comprising an angular velocity sensor for controlling the vehicle's la…

DRIVE·Jan 11·1 min read

B60W60/00184 Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE

A method of controlling an autonomous vehicle, AV, which is navigable in an environment with at least one prohibited area and at least one calibration station. The AV comprises a state estimation syst…

DRIVE·Jan 4·2 min read

B60W30/0953 Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB

METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN ERROR WITH ANCHOR POINT DETECTION FOR AN AT LEAST PARTLY AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE

A method for determining an error with anchor point detection for an at least partly autonomous vehicle is provided. The method comprises detecting a first anchor point. The method comprises obtaining…

DRIVE·Dec 7·2 min read

G01S5/0244 Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB

METHOD FOR MAPPING, MAPPING DEVICE, COMPUTER PROGRAM, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND VEHICLE

When an autonomous vehicle plans a new drive mission in a confined area, a first set of environmental information, and after a time interval, a second set of environmental information, are obtained by…

DRIVE·Aug 3·2 min read

G01C21/3852 Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB

METHOD AND CONTROL UNIT FOR HANDLING SAFE STOP MODE OF A VEHICLE

A method performed by a control unit for handling safe stop mode of a vehicle. The control unit obtains an activation request for activating the safe stop mode. When the activation request has been ob…

DRIVE·Jul 20·1 min read

B60W50/082 Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB

VEHICLE LOCALIZATION SYSTEM

A method of verifying a position of a vehicle using a vehicle-mounted device, the method including generating first position data for the vehicle-mounted device responsive to receiving data from a tra…

DRIVE·Jun 29·1 min read

B60W50/0205 Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB

METHOD FOR PLANNING A DRIVING TRAJECTORY DEFINING A TRAVELLING PATH FOR A VEHICLE

A method for planning a driving trajectory defining a travelling path for a vehicle, wherein the driving trajectory is intended to be followed by executing one or more vehicle manoeuvres and wherein t…

DRIVE·May 25·2 min read

B60W60/0011 Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COORDINATING VEHICLE ROUTES IN CONFINED AREAS

Confined areas present an opportunity for early deployment of autonomous vehicles due to the absence of non-controlled traffic participants. In this disclosure, two approaches for coordination of mult…

DRIVE·May 4·1 min read

B60W60/0015 Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR VISUALIZING MULTIPLE VEHICLE TRAJECTORIES

A method of visualizing output data of a traffic planning method for controlling a plurality of vehicles (v, v, . . . ), wherein each vehicle occupies one node in a shared set of planning nodes (wp, w…

DRIVE·Mar 16·2 min read

G08G1/13 Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB

BRAKE SYSTEM FOR AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE

A brake system in a vehicle includes a brake circuit arranged to contain pressurized brake fluid; a parking brake acting on at least one wheel of the vehicle, the parking brake connected to the brake …

DRIVE·Mar 2·1 min read

B60T13/385 Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB

METHOD OF RECONSTRUCTING A VEHICLE TRAJECTORY

A method for generating a vehicle trajectory by optimizing a performance measure J. The trajectory may include a sequence of states x=(x)of the vehicle. The optimization is subject to predefined vehic…

DRIVE·Dec 22·1 min read

B60W60/0011 Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB