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公开(公告)号：US10029638B1
公开(公告)日：2018-07-24
申请号：US15218560
申请日：2016-07-25
Applicant: Waymo LLC
Inventor： Peter Craig Lombrozo , Felix Jose Alvarez Rivera , Daniel Lynn Larner , Atul Gupta
IPC: B60R21/0134 , B60R21/231
Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to airbag systems for vehicles. The airbag systems may reduce the secondary impact forces felt by an object upon rebounding from an initial impact with an external airbag by encasing or substantially surrounding the pedestrian with the external airbag. The airbag system may include an initial impact airbag and a secondary impact airbag, wherein the secondary impact airbag is configured to reduce injury caused by a secondary impact of an object upon after an initial impact of the object with the initial impact airbag. The initial impact airbag may be configured to be deployed at a location where the object is predicted to collide with the vehicle. The secondary impact airbag may comprise one or more arms configured to surround the object upon the initial impact.
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公开(公告)号：US09817397B1
公开(公告)日：2017-11-14
申请号：US14845739
申请日：2015-09-04
Applicant: Waymo LLC
Inventor： Daniel Lynn Larner , Atul Gupta , Felix Jose Alvarez Rivera , Thomas Daniel
CPC classification number: B60R21/013
Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to deploying safety mechanisms in an autonomous vehicle. A projected future location of an object may be identified. The projected future location of the object will intersect with a projected future location of the vehicle at a time T. An impact point P corresponding to a three dimensional location in space where the vehicle and object will collide at the time T may be identified. One of a plurality of safety mechanisms of the vehicle that can be moved closest to point P before or at the time T may be selected. The selected safety mechanism may be moved from a first point on the vehicle to a second point on the vehicle such that the safety mechanism moves towards the point P. After moving the selected safety mechanism, the safety mechanism is then deployed based on the time T.
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公开(公告)号：US20230393244A1
公开(公告)日：2023-12-07
申请号：US18229259
申请日：2023-08-02
Applicant: WAYMO LLC
Inventor： Kimberly Geneva Toth , Brendan Hermalyn , Shane Mcguire , Felix Jose Alvarez Rivera , Jeremy Dittmer , Andreas Wendel
CPC classification number: G01S7/4813 , G05D1/0246 , B60R11/04 , G05D1/0088 , H04N23/51 , G05D2201/0213 , B60R2300/102 , B60R2300/105
Abstract: The technology relates to autonomous vehicles that use a perception system to detect objects and features in the vehicle's surroundings. A camera assembly having a ring-type structure is provided that gives the perception system an overall 360° field of view around the vehicle. Image sensors are arranged in camera modules around the assembly to provide a seamless panoramic field of view. One subsystem has multiple pairs of image sensors positioned to provide the overall 360° field of view, while another subsystem provides a set of image sensors generally facing toward the front of the vehicle to provide enhanced object identification. The camera assembly may be arranged in a housing located on top of the vehicle. The housing may include other sensors such as LIDAR and radar. The assembly includes a chassis and top and base plates, which may provide EMI protection from other sensors disposed in the housing.
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公开(公告)号：US11292418B1
公开(公告)日：2022-04-05
申请号：US17091476
申请日：2020-11-06
Applicant: WAYMO LLC
Inventor： Felix Jose Alvarez Rivera , Daniel Lynn Larner , Thomas Daniel , Courtney McCool , Atul Gupta , Peter Craig Lombrozo
IPC: B60R21/207 , B60R21/214 , B60R21/06 , B60R21/231 , B60R21/2334 , B60R21/16 , B60R21/0136 , B60R21/0134
Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to deployable structures, such as airbag systems, for vehicles. A system is disclosed for reducing likelihood of injury to a passenger in a collision. The system may include a seat configured to accommodate the passenger and an airbag system. At least a portion of the airbag system may be incorporated into a vehicle prior to deployment of the airbag system. The airbag system may include an airbag and a locking feature. The locking feature may be configured to lock the airbag with a locking portion of a vehicle when the airbag system has been deployed. The locking feature may be attached to the airbag. Aside from airbags, other confining structures, such as nets, shades, curtains, etc., may also be used as deployable structures.
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公开(公告)号：US10759379B2
公开(公告)日：2020-09-01
申请号：US16131788
申请日：2018-09-14
Applicant: Waymo LLC
Inventor： Felix Jose Alvarez Rivera , Atul Gupta , Thomas Daniel , Daniel Lynn Larner
IPC: B60R21/34 , E05D5/02 , B60R21/38 , B60R21/0134 , E05D3/14 , E05D3/18 , E05D5/10 , E05D11/00 , G05D1/00 , B60R21/01
Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to adjusting a shear pin to minimize an impact force felt by an object in a collision with a vehicle. For example, one or more second computing devices may receive, from one or more first computing devices, information indicating that an impact with an object is imminent. In response to the received information, the second computing devices may determine a first shear force for a first shear pin, wherein the first shear force is a desired amount of shear force necessary to break the first shear pin. The second computing devices may send a triggering signal to activate an actuator prior to an impact with the identified impact target. The actuator, in response to receiving the triggering signal, may adjust the first shear pin in a first pinhole, so the first shear pin will break at the first shear force.
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公开(公告)号：US10023145B1
公开(公告)日：2018-07-17
申请号：US15228328
申请日：2016-08-04
Applicant: Waymo LLC
Inventor： Felix Jose Alvarez Rivera , Daniel Lynn Larner , Thomas Daniel , Courtney McCool , Atul Gupta , Peter Craig Lombrozo
IPC: B60R21/207 , B60R21/214 , B60R21/231 , B60R21/16
Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to deployable structures, such as airbag systems, for vehicles. A system is disclosed for reducing likelihood of injury to a passenger in a collision. The system may include a seat configured to accommodate the passenger and an airbag system. At least a portion of the airbag system may be incorporated into a vehicle prior to deployment of the airbag system. The airbag system may include an airbag and a locking feature. The locking feature may be configured to lock the airbag with a locking portion of a vehicle when the airbag system has been deployed. The locking feature may be attached to the airbag. Aside from airbags, other confining structures, such as nets, shades, curtains, etc., may also be used as deployable structures.
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公开(公告)号：US09725060B1
公开(公告)日：2017-08-08
申请号：US14844607
申请日：2015-09-03
Applicant: Waymo LLC
Inventor： Thomas Daniel , Daniel Lynn Larner , Felix Jose Alvarez Rivera , Atul Gupta
IPC: B60R19/02 , B60R21/34 , B60R21/0134 , B60R19/00
CPC classification number: B62D21/15 , B60R19/00 , B60R2019/007 , B62D39/00
Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate altering the rigidity of a vehicle's surface. More particularly, the vehicle may contain tension members that are arranged so that a change in tension across one or more of the tension members will alter the rigidity of the vehicle's surface. The vehicle may identify and respond to a potential collision by altering the tension that is applied to one or more tension members, thereby altering the rigidity of the vehicle's surface.
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公开(公告)号：US11975633B1
公开(公告)日：2024-05-07
申请号：US17982582
申请日：2022-11-08
Applicant: Waymo LLC
Inventor： Daniel Lynn Larner , Courtney McCool , Thomas Daniel , Atul Gupta , Felix Jose Alvarez Rivera , Peter Craig Lombrozo
CPC classification number: B60N2/0276 , B60N2/06 , B60N2/14 , B60N2/4207 , B60N2/4228 , B60N2/427 , B60N2/42709 , G05D1/021
Abstract: The disclosure provides for a system. The system may include a rotational control system configured to rotate a seat of a vehicle, and one or more computing devices. The one or more computing devices may have one or more processors that are configured to determine that an impact is imminent at a location on the vehicle along a collision axis. A most favorable orientation may be determined by the one or more processors based on the determined location and collision axis. Using the rotational control system, the one or more processors may rotate the seat of the vehicle to the most favorable orientation in order to reduce risks of serious injury to a passenger in the seat caused by the imminent impact. A translational control system may be used by the one or more processors to translate the seat of the vehicle to a position relative to the determined location.
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公开(公告)号：US11762063B2
公开(公告)日：2023-09-19
申请号：US18082791
申请日：2022-12-16
Applicant: Waymo LLC
Inventor： Kimberly Geneva Toth , Brendan Hermalyn , Shane Mcguire , Felix Jose Alvarez Rivera , Jeremy Dittmer , Andreas Wendel
CPC classification number: G01S7/4813 , B60R11/04 , G05D1/0088 , G05D1/0246 , H04N23/51 , B60R2300/102 , B60R2300/105 , G05D2201/0213
Abstract: The technology relates to autonomous vehicles that use a perception system to detect objects and features in the vehicle's surroundings. A camera assembly having a ling-type structure is provided that gives the perception system an overall 360° field of view around the vehicle. Image sensors are arranged in camera modules around the assembly to provide a seamless panoramic field of view. One subsystem has multiple pairs of image sensors positioned to provide the overall 360° field of view, while another subsystem provides a set of image sensors generally facing toward the front of the vehicle to provide enhanced object identification. The camera assembly may be arranged in a housing located on top of the vehicle. The housing may include other sensors such as LIDAR and radar. The assembly includes a chassis and top and base plates, which may provide EMI protection from other sensors disposed in the housing.
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公开(公告)号：US11752976B1
公开(公告)日：2023-09-12
申请号：US17342877
申请日：2021-06-09
Applicant: Waymo LLC
Inventor： Felix Jose Alvarez Rivera , Ralph Hamilton Shepard
CPC classification number: B60S1/0851 , G01R27/2605 , G01S17/04 , G01S17/89 , G08C21/00
Abstract: The disclosure relates to detecting and clearing debris from a sensor window. For instance, a system may include the sensor window and one or more processors. The sensor window may include a transparent thin film conductor. The one or more processors may be configured to identify a change in capacitance using the transparent thin film conductor, detect debris on the sensor window using the change in capacitance, and activate a cleaning system in order to clear the detected debris from the sensor window.
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