Invention Publication
- Patent Title: Timebase Synchronization Using Pulsed Signal Injection
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Application No.: US18473591Application Date: 2023-09-25
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Publication No.: US20240012447A1Publication Date: 2024-01-11
- Inventor: David Sobel , Pieter Kaspenberg , Pierre-Yves Droz , Srikanth Muroor
- Applicant: Waymo LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Waymo LLC
- Current Assignee: Waymo LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Main IPC: G06F1/12
- IPC: G06F1/12 ; G06F1/08

Abstract:
A method and system to provide timebase synchronization for multiple processors in a multi-processor sensor system, where each processor operates according to a respective reference clock, and where the processors' respective reference clocks are off sync from each other. An example method includes simultaneously injecting a synchronization pulse respectively into the multiple processors. Further, the method includes recording for each processor, according to the processor's respective reference clock, a respective synchronization-pulse timestamp of the simultaneously injected synchronization pulse, comparing the respective synchronization-pulse timestamps recorded for the processors, and, based on the comparing, computing for each processor a respective time offset. Additionally, the method includes using the per-processor computed time offsets as a basis to provide a synchronized timebase across the processors.
Public/Granted literature
- US12169420B2 Timebase synchronization using pulsed signal injection Public/Granted day:2024-12-17
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