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Fused sensor view for self-driving truck

US10761534B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 30, 2018
Grant dateSep 1, 2020
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Expiry dateOct 7, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/30252
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An autonomous control system of a self-driving semi-truck can monitor a dynamic orientation of a cargo trailer in relation to a tractor of the semi-trailer truck. Based on the dynamic orientation of the cargo trailer, the control system can dynamically generate a coordinate transform between a first reference frame of a first set of sensors mounted to the tractor, and a second reference frame of a second set of sensors mounted to the cargo trailer, and execute the dynamically generated coordinate transform on sensor data from the second set of sensors to generate a fused sensor view of a surrounding environment of the self-driving semi-truck.

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