Controlling vehicle sensors based on road configuration
US10509127B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V20/59
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for controlling a first sensor configured to sense an environment through which a vehicle is moving includes receiving sensor data generated by one or more sensors of the vehicle as the vehicle moves through the environment, identifying, by one or more processors and based on at least a portion of the received sensor data, one or more road portions along which the vehicle is expected to travel, and determining, by one or more processors, a configuration of the identified road portions, at least in part by determining a slope of at least one of the identified road portions. The method also includes determining, by one or more processors analyzing at least the determined configuration, an elevation of a field of regard of the first sensor that satisfies one or more visibility criteria, and causing the first sensor to be adjusted in accordance with the determined elevation.
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