Distance estimation to objects and free-space boundaries in autonomous machine applications
US11170299B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 9, 2020 |
| Grant date | Nov 9, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06N3/045
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In various examples, a deep neural network (DNN) is trained—using image data alone—to accurately predict distances to objects, obstacles, and/or a detected free-space boundary. The DNN may be trained with ground truth data that is generated using sensor data representative of motion of an ego-vehicle and/or sensor data from any number of depth predicting sensors—such as, without limitation, RADAR sensors, LIDAR sensors, and/or SONAR sensors. The DNN may be trained using two or more loss functions each corresponding to a particular portion of the environment that depth is predicted for, such that—in deployment—more accurate depth estimates for objects, obstacles, and/or the detected free-space boundary are computed by the DNN. In some embodiments, a sampling algorithm may be used to sample depth values corresponding to an input resolution of the DNN from a predicted depth map of the DNN at an output resolution of the DNN.
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