Ground reference determination for autonomous vehicle operations
US10509413B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 7, 2017 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V20/58
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and method are provided for controlling a vehicle. In one embodiment, a vehicle includes: an imaging device, a ranging device, a data storage element to maintain calibration data associated with a relationship between the imaging device and the ranging device, one or more actuators, and a controller. The controller obtains image data from the imaging device, classifies portions of the image data as ground, obtains ranging data from the ranging device, identifies a ground subset of the ranging data corresponding to the portions of the image data using the calibration data; and operates the one or more actuators onboard the vehicle in a manner that is influenced by the ground subset of the ranging data.
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