ADAPTIVE ILLUMINATION FOR A TIME-OF-FLIGHT CAMERA ON A VEHICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20230074491A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-09

    申请号:US17986744

    申请日:2022-11-14

    Applicant: TUSIMPLE, INC.

    Abstract: Disclosed are devices, systems and methods for capturing an image. In one aspect an electronic camera apparatus includes an image sensor with a plurality of pixel regions. The apparatus further includes an exposure controller. The exposure controller determines, for each of the plurality of pixel regions, a corresponding exposure duration and a corresponding exposure start time. Each pixel region begins to integrate incident light starting at the corresponding exposure start time and continues to integrate light for the corresponding exposure duration. In some example embodiments, at least two of the corresponding exposure durations or at least two of the corresponding exposure start times are different in the image.

    PERCEPTION SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

    公开(公告)号:US20210397857A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-23

    申请号:US16909950

    申请日:2020-06-23

    Applicant: TUSIMPLE, INC.

    Abstract: Image processing techniques are described to obtain an image from a camera located on a vehicle while the vehicle is being driven, cropping a portion of the obtained image corresponding to a region of interest, detecting an object in the cropped portion, adding a bounding box around the detected object, determining position(s) of reference point(s) on the bounding box, and determining a location of the detected object in a spatial region where the vehicle is being driven based on the determined one or more positions of the second set of one or more reference points on the bounding box.

    ADAPTIVE ILLUMINATION FOR A TIME-OF-FLIGHT CAMERA ON A VEHICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20240107175A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-28

    申请号:US18533417

    申请日:2023-12-08

    Applicant: TUSIMPLE, INC.

    Abstract: Disclosed are devices, systems and methods for capturing an image. In one aspect an electronic camera apparatus includes an image sensor with a plurality of pixel regions. The apparatus further includes an exposure controller. The exposure controller determines, for each of the plurality of pixel regions, a corresponding exposure duration and a corresponding exposure start time. Each pixel region begins to integrate incident light starting at the corresponding exposure start time and continues to integrate light for the corresponding exposure duration. In some example embodiments, at least two of the corresponding exposure durations or at least two of the corresponding exposure start times are different in the image.

    IMAGE FUSION FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE OPERATION

    公开(公告)号:US20240046654A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-08

    申请号:US18489306

    申请日:2023-10-18

    Applicant: TUSIMPLE, INC.

    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for fusing scenes from real-time image feeds from on-vehicle cameras in autonomous vehicles to reduce redundancy of the information processed to enable real-time autonomous operation are described. One example of a method for improving perception in an autonomous vehicle includes receiving a plurality of cropped images, wherein each of the plurality of cropped images comprises one or more bounding boxes that correspond to one or more objects in a corresponding cropped image; identifying, based on the metadata in the plurality of cropped images, a first bounding box in a first cropped image and a second bounding box in a second cropped image, wherein the first and second bounding boxes correspond to a common object; and fusing the metadata corresponding to the common object from the first cropped image and the second cropped image to generate an output result for the common object.

    SENSOR LAYOUT TECHNIQUES
    15.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230266759A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-24

    申请号:US18167993

    申请日:2023-02-13

    Applicant: TuSimple, Inc.

    CPC classification number: G05D1/0088 G05D2201/0213

    Abstract: A system installed in a vehicle includes a first group of sensing devices configured to allow a first level of autonomous operation of the vehicle; a second group of sensing devices configured to allow a second level of autonomous operation of the vehicle, the second group of sensing devices including primary sensing devices and backup sensing devices; a third group of sensing devices configured to allow the vehicle to perform a safe stop maneuver; and a control element communicatively coupled to the first group of sensing devices, the second group of sensing devices, and the third group of sensing devices. The control element is configured to: receive data from at least one of the first group, the second group, or the third group of sensing devices, and provide a control signal to a sensing device based on categorization information indicating a group to which the sensing device belongs.

    ROAD FRICTION ESTIMATION TECHNIQUES
    16.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230211788A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-06

    申请号:US18184560

    申请日:2023-03-15

    Applicant: TUSIMPLE, INC.

    Abstract: Techniques are described for estimating road friction between a road and tires of a vehicle. A method includes receiving, from a temperature sensor on a vehicle, a temperature value that indicates a temperature of an environment in which a vehicle is operated, determining a first range of friction values that quantify a friction between a road and tires of a vehicle based on a function of the temperature value and an extent of precipitation in a region that indicate a hazardous driving condition, obtaining, from the first range of friction values, a value that quantifies the friction between the road and the tires of the vehicle, where the value is obtained based on a driving related behavior of the vehicle, and causing the vehicle to operate on the road based on the value obtained from the first range of friction values.

    TECHNIQUES TO CONTROL A DRIVING BEHAVIOR OF A VEHICLE WHEN A FAILURE OCCURS

    公开(公告)号:US20230027572A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-26

    申请号:US17383190

    申请日:2021-07-22

    Applicant: TUSIMPLE, INC.

    Abstract: Techniques are described to enable a vehicle, such as an autonomous vehicle, to steer and/or apply brakes on a road when a failure condition occurs. An example method for autonomous driving operation includes receiving a reduced set of location information that describes a location of the autonomous vehicle on a road; receiving a reduced set of trajectory information where the autonomous vehicle is expected to be driven; determining a driving path information where the autonomous vehicle is expected to be driven; and in response to determining an occurrence of a fault condition: sending a first instruction to cause the autonomous vehicle to steer the autonomous vehicle using at least the driving path information and the reduced set of location information, and sending a second instruction to cause the autonomous vehicle to apply brakes.

    AUTOMATED PARKING TECHNOLOGY
    19.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210402988A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-30

    申请号:US17361279

    申请日:2021-06-28

    Applicant: TUSIMPLE, INC.

    Abstract: The disclosed technology enables automated parking of an autonomous vehicle. An example method of performing automated parking for a vehicle comprises obtaining, from a plurality of global positioning system (GPS) devices located on or in an autonomous vehicle, a first set of location information that describes locations of multiple points on the autonomous vehicle, where the first set of location information are associated with a first position of the autonomous vehicle, determining, based on the first set of location information and a location of the parking area, a trajectory information that describes a trajectory for the autonomous vehicle to be driven from the first position of the autonomous vehicle to a parking area, and causing the autonomous vehicle to be driven along the trajectory to the parking area by causing operation of one or more devices located in the autonomous vehicle based on at least the trajectory information.

    TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

    公开(公告)号:US20210243913A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-05

    申请号:US16781966

    申请日:2020-02-04

    Applicant: TUSIMPLE, INC.

    Abstract: Techniques are described for managing temperature in an autonomous vehicle. An exemplary method comprises performing autonomous driving operations that operate the autonomous vehicle in an autonomous mode, receiving one or more messages from a temperature sensor associated with an electrical device located on or in the autonomous vehicle while the autonomous vehicle is operated in the autonomous mode, determining a cooling technique to reduce the temperature of electrical device, and performing the cooling technique.

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