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Vehicle obstruction detection

US9766336B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12References

19Claims

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Assignee

HERE GLOBAL B.V. · NL

Inventors

Vishisht Vijay Gupta · Corona, US
Michael Prados · Berkeley, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 16, 2015
Grant date	Sep 19, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 16, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01S17/931
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Obstructions in a path of a vehicle may be determined by recording a plurality of measurements while the vehicle is traveling through a geographic area. The plurality of measurements may involve a velocity of the vehicle, positions relative to the vehicle of a plurality of objects in the geographic area. Also, a path of a vehicle may be determined. An obstruction in the path may be detected as an object of the plurality of objects that is in the path. Also, the obstruction may be determined to be a stationary obstruction as a function of the velocity of the vehicle and multiple positions of the obstruction relative to the vehicle measured over time.

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