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Systems and methods for map generation based on ray-casting and semantic class images

US11657572B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 21, 2020
Grant dateMay 23, 2023
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Expiry dateJan 1, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V20/64
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods for generating a map. The methods comprise: performing, by a computing device, ray-casting operations to generate a 3D point cloud with a reduced number of data points associated with moving objects; generating, by the computing device, a 2D binary mask for at least one semantic label class of the 3D point cloud; determining, by the computing device, x-coordinates and y-coordinates for a 2D volume defining an object of the at least one semantic label class; identifying, by the computing device, data points in the 3D point cloud based on the 2D volume; comparing, by the computing device, z-coordinates of the identified data points to at least one threshold value selected for the at least one semantic label class; and generating, by the computing device, the map by removing data points from the 3D point cloud based on results of the comparing.

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