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- Patent Title: Optical sensor for odometry tracking to determine trajectory of a wheel
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Application No.: US17509056Application Date: 2021-10-24
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Publication No.: US11748893B2Publication Date: 2023-09-05
- Inventor: Keen-Hun Leong , Boon-How Kok , Dennis Dominic Donald
- Applicant: PixArt Imaging Inc.
- Applicant Address: TW Hsin-Chu
- Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.
- Current Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Hsin-Chu
- Agent Winston Hsu
- Main IPC: G06T7/20
- IPC: G06T7/20 ; B60W30/00 ; B62D15/02 ; G01C25/00 ; G01C22/00 ; H04N23/90 ; G06F3/0362 ; G01C21/26

Abstract:
An optical sensor system mounted in a wheel arch of a car for determining trajectory of the car includes: a first optical sensor mounted in the wheel arch above a wheel and located behind a first clear casing that does not touch the wheel; and a second optical sensor mounted in the wheel arch on one side of the wheel and located behind a second clear casing that does not touch the wheel. The first optical sensor and second optical sensor perform a plurality of counts corresponding to respectively capturing a plurality of images of the wheel. The captured images are compared with a reference image to determine a 2D displacement of the wheel from its original position. The trajectory of the car is determined by calculating a turning degree of the wheel according to a trigonometric manipulation of the measured 2D displacement.
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