Spatial blind spot monitoring systems and related methods of use
US12259733B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 25, 2021 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D2111/60
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a system and a method of controlling a robot for autonomous navigation. The method includes receiving a set of point values defining LIDAR data from a LIDAR sensor scanning a 2D omnidirectional plane, receiving a sensor value from an ultrasonic sensor having a 3D field of view excluding the plane, and resolving an observable field of view for the LIDAR sensor, where the observable field of view includes a blind spot of the LIDAR sensor, and modifying the LIDAR data using the sensor value based on the object being located in the blind spot indicated by the sensor value less than one or more point values corresponding to a portion of the plane extending along the observable field of view, where the modified LIDAR data indicates the object being detected by the LIDAR sensor despite the object located outside the 2D field of view.
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