Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Early object detection for unprotected turns
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Application No.: US17728375Application Date: 2022-04-25
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Publication No.: US12005891B2Publication Date: 2024-06-11
- Inventor: Brandon Douglas Luders
- Applicant: WAYMO LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Waymo LLC
- Current Assignee: Waymo LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: Botos Churchill IP Law
- The original application number of the division: US16679723 2019.11.11
- Main IPC: B60W30/09
- IPC: B60W30/09 ; B60W30/18 ; G05D1/00 ; G08G1/00 ; A01B69/00 ; B60W30/12 ; B62D15/02 ; G01S17/93

Abstract:
A system and method are provided for early detection of objects by a perception system of a vehicle, and triggering a precautionary action by the vehicle in response without waiting for a more precise detection. The vehicle has a multi-level sensor range, wherein a first level of the sensor range is adjacent an outer bounds of the sensor range and has a first confidence value, and a second level of the sensor range is within the first range and has a second, higher confidence value. In situations when oncoming traffic is traveling at a high rate of speed, the vehicle responds to noisier detections, or objects perceived with a lower degree of confidence, rather than waiting for verification which may come too late.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220242406A1 EARLY OBJECT DETECTION FOR UNPROTECTED TURNS Public/Granted day:2022-08-04
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