CONTROL SUBSYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND DIRECTING A RESPONSE TO A TIRE FAILURE OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20230356551A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-09

    申请号:US18312453

    申请日:2023-05-04

    Applicant: TuSimple, Inc.

    CPC classification number: B60C23/063 B60C23/009 B60C23/20

    Abstract: A control subsystem, method and computer program product are provided to detect the failure of a tire of an autonomous vehicle (AV) and to direct a response to the tire failure that has been detected that is appropriate under the circumstances. In this regard, the control subsystem includes processing circuitry configured to receive signals from microphone(s) carried by the AV. The processing circuitry is configured to evaluate signal characteristics of the signals to identify signals indicative of a tire failure. In an instance in which a tire failure is identified, the processing circuitry is configured to determine a type of the tire failure based upon the signal characteristics. The processing circuitry is further configured to determine remedial action to be taken based at least in part upon the type of tire failure. Different remedial actions are determined to be taken for different types of tire failures.

    Camera pose estimation techniques
    212.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11810322B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-07

    申请号:US17225396

    申请日:2021-04-08

    Applicant: TUSIMPLE, INC.

    CPC classification number: G06T7/74 G06T2207/30244 G06T2207/30256

    Abstract: Techniques are described for estimating pose of a camera located on a vehicle. An exemplary method of estimating camera pose includes obtaining, from a camera located on a vehicle, an image including a lane marker on a road on which the vehicle is driven, and estimating a pose of the camera such that the pose of the camera provides a best match according to a criterion between a first position of the lane marker determined from the image and a second position of the lane marker determined from a stored map of the road.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) OBJECT DETECTION

    公开(公告)号:US20230334871A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-19

    申请号:US18339961

    申请日:2023-06-22

    Applicant: TUSIMPLE, INC.

    Inventor: Panqu WANG

    CPC classification number: G06V20/58 G06T7/80 G06T7/62 G06N20/00 G06F16/29

    Abstract: A system and method for three-dimensional (3D) object detection is disclosed. A particular embodiment can be configured to: receive image data from a camera associated with a vehicle, the image data representing an image frame; use a machine learning module to determine at least one pixel coordinate of a two-dimensional (2D) bounding box around an object in the image frame; use the machine learning module to determine at least one vertex of a three-dimensional (3D) bounding box around the object; obtain camera calibration information associated with the camera; and determine 3D attributes of the object using the 3D bounding box and the camera calibration information.

    INTEGRATED MULTI-PURPOSE PERCEPTION HOUSING
    215.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230331175A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-19

    申请号:US18339337

    申请日:2023-06-22

    Applicant: TuSimple, Inc.

    Abstract: An integrated housing assembly mountable on a roof of a vehicle, such as a semi-trailer truck. The integrated housing assembly includes a main enclosure that includes four sides, a top panel, and a bottom panel. One of the four sides is a front panel that is inclined towards the ground. The main enclosure includes one or more cavities. A front panel of the integrated housing assembly includes one or more openings to allow cameras or sensors to be placed within the one or more cavities and behind the one or more opening. The cameras or sensors cameras can be clamped at a downward angle within multiple lock apparatus. The angled front panel and the inclined cameras or sensors within the lock apparatus allow the cameras or sensors to obtain images or sensor data from one or more regions of interest at some distance from the front of the vehicle.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS FOR AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20230264713A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-24

    申请号:US18188739

    申请日:2023-03-23

    Applicant: TuSimple, Inc.

    CPC classification number: B60W60/0015 B60W2555/20 B60W2556/45 B60W2720/10

    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing environmental conditions for an autonomous vehicle are disclosed. In one aspect, an autonomous vehicle includes a perception sensor configured to generate perception data indicative of a condition of the environment, a network communication transceiver configured to communicate with an oversight system and an external weather condition source, a non-transitory computer readable medium, and a processor. The processor is configured to: receive the perception data from the at least one perception sensor, receive an indication of current weather conditions from the external weather condition source, determine a current environmental condition severity level from a plurality of severity levels based on the perception data and the indication of current weather conditions, modify one or more driving parameters that that govern a range of actions that can be autonomously executed by the autonomous vehicle, and navigate the autonomous vehicle based on the modified driving parameters.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UPDATING NAVIGATIONAL MAPS

    公开(公告)号:US20230259143A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-17

    申请号:US18165627

    申请日:2023-02-07

    Applicant: TuSimple, Inc.

    Inventor: Bolun Zhang Nan Yu

    Abstract: Systems and methods for updating navigational maps based using at least one sensor are provided. In one aspect, a control system for an autonomous vehicle, includes a processor and a computer-readable memory configured to cause the processor to: receive output from at least one sensor located on the autonomous vehicle indicative of a driving environment of the autonomous vehicle, retrieve a navigational map used for driving the autonomous vehicle, and detect one or more inconsistencies between the output of the at least one sensor and the navigational map. The computer-readable memory is further configured to cause the processor to: in response to detecting the one or more inconsistencies, trigger mapping of the driving environment based on the output of the at least one sensor, update the navigational map based on the mapped driving environment, and drive the autonomous vehicle using the updated navigational map.

    System and method for three-dimensional (3D) object detection

    公开(公告)号:US11727691B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-15

    申请号:US17090713

    申请日:2020-11-05

    Applicant: TUSIMPLE, INC.

    Inventor: Panqu Wang

    CPC classification number: G06V20/58 G06F16/29 G06N20/00 G06T7/62 G06T7/80

    Abstract: A system and method for three-dimensional (3D) object detection is disclosed. A particular embodiment can be configured to: receive image data from a camera associated with a vehicle, the image data representing an image frame; use a machine learning module to determine at least one pixel coordinate of a two-dimensional (2D) bounding box around an object in the image frame; use the machine learning module to determine at least one vertex of a three-dimensional (3D) bounding box around the object; obtain camera calibration information associated with the camera; and determine 3D attributes of the object using the 3D bounding box and the camera calibration information.

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