Sensor layout techniques

US12276982B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• TUSIMPLE, INC. · US

Inventors

• Xiaoling Han · San Diego, US
• Chenzhe Qian · San Diego, US
• Chiyu ZHANG · Tucson, US
• Charles A. Price · Portage, US
• Joshua Miguel RODRIGUEZ · Tucson, US
• Lei Nie · San Diego, US
• Lingting GE · San Diego, US
• Panqu Wang · San Diego, US
• Pengfei Chen · Hubei, CN
• Shuhan Yang · Tucson, US
• Xiangchen ZHAO · San Diego, US
• Xiaodi Hou · San Diego, US
• Zehua Huang · San Diego, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 13, 2023
• Grant date: Apr 15, 2025
• Expiry date: Feb 13, 2043

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60W2556/50
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A system installed in a vehicle includes a first group of sensing devices configured to allow a first level of autonomous operation of the vehicle; a second group of sensing devices configured to allow a second level of autonomous operation of the vehicle, the second group of sensing devices including primary sensing devices and backup sensing devices; a third group of sensing devices configured to allow the vehicle to perform a safe stop maneuver; and a control element communicatively coupled to the first group of sensing devices, the second group of sensing devices, and the third group of sensing devices. The control element is configured to: receive data from at least one of the first group, the second group, or the third group of sensing devices, and provide a control signal to a sensing device based on categorization information indicating a group to which the sensing device belongs.