Controlling articulating sensors of an autonomous vehicle
US11380204B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 28, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V20/58
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An autonomous vehicle is described herein. The autonomous vehicle comprises a first sensor and a second sensor having limited fields of view, an articulation system, and a computing system. The computing system determines a first region and a second region external to the autonomous vehicle based on a sensor prioritization scheme comprising a ranking of regions surrounding the autonomous vehicle. The computing system then causes the articulation system to orient the first sensor towards the first region and the second region towards the second region. Responsive to receiving a sensor signal from the first sensor indicating that an object has entered a field of view of the first sensor, the computing system determines a third region having a higher ranking than the second region within the sensor prioritization scheme. The computing system then causes the articulation system to orient the second sensor towards the third region.
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