Patent · US Active

System and method for determining pose data for a vehicle

US9915947B1 · kind B1 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Waymo LLC · US

Inventors

Seth Michael LaForge · Seattle, US
Craig Lewin Robinson · Palo Alto, US
John Tisdale · Oakland, US
Russell Smith · Santa Clara, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 26, 2016
Grant date	Mar 13, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 26, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG05D1/0278
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Example systems and methods are disclosed for determining vehicle pose data for an autonomous vehicle. The vehicle computer system may receive pose data from multiple pose measurement systems of the autonomous vehicle. Each pose measurement system may include one or more corresponding sensors of the autonomous vehicle. The vehicle computer system may determine a pose data quality for the received pose data for each pose measurement system. The vehicle computer system may set the vehicle pose data to the pose data of the pose measurement system with the highest pose data quality. The vehicle computer system may control the autonomous vehicle based on the vehicle pose data.

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