Invention Grant
- Patent Title: 3D position estimation of objects from a monocular camera using a set of known 3D points on an underlying surface
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Application No.: US16227074Application Date: 2018-12-20
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Publication No.: US10853668B1Publication Date: 2020-12-01
- Inventor: Wan-Yen Lo , David I. Ferguson
- Applicant: Waymo LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Waymo LLC
- Current Assignee: Waymo LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
- Main IPC: G06K9/00
- IPC: G06K9/00 ; G06K9/62 ; B60R11/04 ; B60W30/00 ; G06T17/10 ; G06T15/20 ; G06T7/70 ; G06T7/50 ; G05D1/02 ; G05D1/00 ; G01C21/00 ; B60R1/00

Abstract:
Disclosed herein are methods and systems for determining a location of an object within an environment. An example method may include determining a three-dimensional (3D) location of a plurality of reference points in an environment, receiving a two-dimensional (2D) image of a portion of the environment that contains an object, selecting certain reference points from the plurality of reference points that form a polygon when projected into the 2D image that contains at least a portion of the object, determining an intersection point of a ray directed toward the object and a 3D polygon formed by the selected reference points, and based on the intersection point of the ray directed toward the object and the 3D polygon formed by the selected reference points, determining a 3D location of the object in the environment.
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