Identification of particulate matter in sensor data
US11640170B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 29, 2019 |
| Grant date | May 2, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2720/10
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Techniques for detecting an object in an environment and determining a probability that the object is a cloud of particulate matter. The cloud of particulate matter may include steam (e.g., emitted from a man-hole cover, a dryer exhaust port, etc.), exhaust from a vehicle (e.g., car, truck, motorcycle, etc.), environmental gases (e.g., resulting from sublimation, fog, evaporation, etc.), a cloud of dust, water splashing, blowing leaves, or other types of particulate matter that may be located in the environment of the vehicle and may not impact driving behavior (e.g., an autonomous vehicle may safely pass through the particulate matter without impact to the platform). A vehicle computing system may determine the probability that the object is a cloud of particulate matter and may control the vehicle based on the probability.
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