Object detection for an autonomous vehicle
US9672446B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 6, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2013/0081
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An object detection system for an autonomous vehicle processes sensor data, including one or more images, obtained for a road segment on which the autonomous vehicle is being driven. The object detection system compares the images to three-dimensional (3D) environment data for the road segment to determine pixels in the images that correspond to objects not previously identified in the 3D environment data. The object detection system then analyzes the pixels to classify the objects not previously identified in the 3D environment data.
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