System for augmenting autonomous vehicle perception using smart nodes
US11473917B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 14, 2020 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/07
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system provides navigational control information to a fleet of vehicles and includes a network of nodes within a geographical area. Each node is located at a different intersection in the geographical area. Each node includes a node vision range and a processor which generates augmented perception data (APD) for each moving object of interest monitored in the node vision range. The system includes a remote server system that includes a database of the APD and receives a query from a vehicle of the fleet for the APD associated with an imminent path of the vehicle. The server system, in response to the query, searches the database for APD associated with the imminent path, and communicates, over a communication network, the resultant APD associated with the imminent path to the vehicle. The APD controls navigation of the vehicle through one or more imminent intersections along the imminent path.
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