Autonomous vehicle that includes sensor output batching system
US10632992B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 30, 2018 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2554/00
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An autonomous vehicle is described herein. The autonomous vehicle includes several sensor systems that asynchronously generate sensor system outputs. A batch generator system, executed by a processor, identifies batches of sensor system outputs to provide to an object classifier system, wherein the batches of sensor system outputs are identified based upon timing estimates, wherein the timing estimates include first timing estimates and second timing estimates. The first timing estimates include estimates of amounts of time needed by the object classifier system to complete processing of batches of different sizes. The second timing estimates includes estimates of when sensor system outputs are expected to be received from the several sensor systems.
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