| US 7,349,767 B2 | ||
| Method and system for intention estimation and operation assistance | ||
| Nobuyuki Kuge, Yokosuka (Japan); Tomohiro Yamamura, Yokohama (Japan); and Dario Salvucci, Philadelphia, Pa. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Kanagawa-ken (Japan); and Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pa. (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 16, 2004, as Appl. No. 11/12,158. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2003-417744 (JP), filed on Dec. 16, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0131588 A1, Jun. 16, 2005 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 701—1 [701/36; 701/41; 701/70; 701/96; 701/301; 340/435; 340/439] | 24 Claims |
| 1. A system for estimating a driver's intention comprising:
a first device configured to detect an operation of a real driver of a vehicle;
a second device configured to:
calculate an operation of each of a plurality of imaginary drivers according to a real-time vehicle driving condition and
a respective intention of each imaginary driver; and
calculate a respective likelihood value for each of the plurality of imaginary drivers based on the detected operation of
the real driver and the operation of each of the plurality of imaginary drivers;
and
a third device configured to determine an estimated intention of the real driver based on the respective likelihood value
of each of the plurality of imaginary drivers with the respective associated intention.
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