Patent 11186282 was granted and assigned to Alpine Electronics (company) on November, 2021 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Driver assistance systems and autonomous driving systems have been attractive to researchers in the automotive industry to reduce the number of accidents and to increase driving efficiency. One of the most challenging tasks to safely and effectively automate is changing between traffic lanes. The systems and methods of the present application include applications of the Dynamic Windows Approach algorithm to guide a vehicle through an automated lane change procedure with improved safety and efficiency.