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公开(公告)号:US20180032078A1
公开(公告)日:2018-02-01
申请号:US15292818
申请日:2016-10-13
Applicant: Waymo LLC
Inventor: David Ian Franklin Ferguson , Andreas Wendel , Zhinan Xu , David Harrison Silver , Brandon Douglas Luders
CPC classification number: G05D1/0214 , G05D1/0246 , G05D2201/0213 , G06K9/00805
Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to maneuvering a vehicle. As an example, sensor information identifying a set of objects as well as a set of characteristics for each object of the set of objects is received from a perception system of a vehicle. The set of objects is filtered to remove objects corresponding to vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians. An object within an expected future path of the vehicle is selected from the filtered set of objects. The object is classified as drivable or not drivable based on the set of characteristics. Drivable indicates that the vehicle can drive over the object without causing damage to the vehicle. The vehicle is maneuvered based on the classification such that when the object is classified as drivable, maneuvering the vehicle includes driving the vehicle over the object by not altering the expected future path of the vehicle.
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公开(公告)号:US20180032076A1
公开(公告)日:2018-02-01
申请号:US15724428
申请日:2017-10-04
Applicant: Waymo LLC
Inventor: Peter Lombrozo , Eric Teller , Bradley Templeton
IPC: G05D1/00 , G01S17/88 , G01S15/88 , B60W30/09 , G06K9/00 , B60W40/00 , B60W30/16 , B60W30/12 , G01S13/88 , B60W50/00
CPC classification number: G05D1/0088 , B60W30/09 , B60W30/12 , B60W30/16 , B60W40/00 , B60W2050/0089 , B60W2550/10 , G01C21/26 , G01C21/30 , G01S13/88 , G01S15/88 , G01S17/88 , G06K9/00825
Abstract: A vehicle configured to operate in an autonomous mode can obtain sensor data from one or more sensors observing one or more aspects of an environment of the vehicle. At least one aspect of the environment of the vehicle that is not observed by the one or more sensors could be inferred based on the sensor data. The vehicle could be controlled in the autonomous mode based on the at least one inferred aspect of the environment of the vehicle.
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公开(公告)号:US09875417B2
公开(公告)日:2018-01-23
申请号:US15653716
申请日:2017-07-19
Applicant: Waymo LLC
Inventor: David I. Ferguson , Bradley Templeton
IPC: G06K9/00 , B60W40/00 , G08G1/09 , G08G1/0967 , G08G1/0962 , G08G1/00
CPC classification number: G06K9/00825 , B60W40/00 , G08G1/00 , G08G1/09623 , G08G1/09626 , G08G1/096716 , G08G1/096725 , G08G1/096758 , G08G1/096775 , G08G1/096791
Abstract: Methods and devices for using a relationship between activities of different traffic signals in a network to improve traffic signal state estimation are disclosed. An example method includes determining that a vehicle is approaching an upcoming traffic signal. The method may further include determining a state of one or more traffic signals other than the upcoming traffic signal. Additionally, the method may also include determining an estimate of a state of the upcoming traffic signal based on a relationship between the state of the one or more traffic signals other than the upcoming traffic signal and the state of the upcoming traffic signal.
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公开(公告)号:US09868446B1
公开(公告)日:2018-01-16
申请号:US15383198
申请日:2016-12-19
Applicant: Waymo LLC
Inventor: Jiajun Zhu , Dmitri A. Dolgov , Christopher Paul Urmson
IPC: H04N7/18 , B60R1/00 , B60Q9/00 , G08G1/16 , G01D18/00 , B60W50/02 , B60W50/14 , G06K9/03 , G06K9/00 , B60W50/00
CPC classification number: B60W50/0205 , B60Q9/008 , B60R1/00 , B60R2300/8093 , B60W50/14 , B60W2050/0043 , B60W2050/0215 , B60W2050/146 , B60W2420/42 , B60W2420/52 , B60W2420/62 , G01D18/00 , G01S7/40 , G01S7/497 , G01S13/723 , G01S13/862 , G01S13/865 , G01S13/867 , G01S13/931 , G01S17/023 , G01S17/936 , G06K9/00791 , G06K9/03 , G08G1/163 , G08G1/166 , H04N7/181
Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for cross-validating a second sensor with a first sensor. Cross-validating the second sensor may include obtaining sensor readings from the first sensor and comparing the sensor readings from the first sensor with sensor readings obtained from the second sensor. In particular, the comparison of the sensor readings may include comparing state information about a vehicle detected by the first sensor and the second sensor. In addition, comparing the sensor readings may include obtaining a first image from the first sensor, obtaining a second image from the second sensor, and then comparing various characteristics of the images. One characteristic that may be compared are object labels applied to the vehicle detected by the first and second sensor. The first and second sensors may be different types of sensors.
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公开(公告)号:US09857798B2
公开(公告)日:2018-01-02
申请号:US15134570
申请日:2016-04-21
Applicant: Waymo LLC
Inventor: Abhijit Ogale
CPC classification number: G05D1/0231 , B60W30/17 , B60W2420/42 , G06K9/00791 , G06K9/00805 , G06K9/3241 , G06K9/6293 , G06K2209/23
Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an autonomous vehicle having a vehicle control system. The vehicle control system includes a vehicle detection system. The vehicle detection system includes receiving an image of a field of view of the vehicle and identifying a region-pair in the image with a sliding-window filter. The region-pair is made up of a first region and a second region. Each region is determined based on a color of pixels within the sliding-window filter. The vehicle detection system also determines a potential second vehicle in the image based on the region-pair. In response to determining the potential second vehicle in the image, the vehicle detection system performs a multi-stage classification of the image to determine whether the second vehicle is present in the image. Additionally, the vehicle detection system provides instructions to control the first vehicle based at least on the determined second vehicle.
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公开(公告)号:US20170370734A1
公开(公告)日:2017-12-28
申请号:US15645297
申请日:2017-07-10
Applicant: Waymo LLC
Inventor: Peter Colijn , Joshua Seth Herbach , Matthew Paul McNaughton
CPC classification number: G01C21/34 , G01C21/343 , G08G1/202 , G08G1/205 , G08G1/22
Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide systems and methods for providing suggested locations for pick up and destination locations. Pick up locations may include locations where an autonomous vehicle can pick up a passenger, while destination locations may include locations where the vehicle can wait for an additional passenger, stop and wait for a passenger to perform some task and return to the vehicle, or for the vehicle to drop off a passenger. As such, a request for a vehicle may be received from a client computing device. The request may identify a first location. A set of one or more suggested locations may be selected by comparing the predetermined locations to the first location. The set may be provided to the client computing device.
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公开(公告)号:US09849784B1
公开(公告)日:2017-12-26
申请号:US15089716
申请日:2016-04-04
Applicant: Waymo LLC
Inventor: Min Li Chan , Philip Nemec , Brian Douglas Cullinane , Julien Charles Mercay , Peter Crandall
CPC classification number: B60K35/00 , B60K2350/106 , B60K2350/1076 , B60K2350/1084 , B60K2350/965 , G01C21/36 , G01C21/3697 , G06K9/00805
Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a vehicle for maneuvering an occupant of the vehicle to a destination autonomously as well as providing information about the vehicle and the vehicle's environment for display to the occupant.
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公开(公告)号:US09841498B1
公开(公告)日:2017-12-12
申请号:US14548807
申请日:2014-11-20
Applicant: Waymo LLC
Inventor: Tim Campbell , Russell Leigh Smith
CPC classification number: G01S13/02 , G01S7/023 , G01S7/41 , G01S13/343 , G01S13/426 , G01S13/931 , G01S2013/9378 , G01S2013/9385 , G01S2013/9396
Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments that relate to phase coded linear frequency modulation for a radar system. Embodiments include transmitting at least two signal pulses. The transmitting includes transmitting a first pulse with a first phase modulation and a first chip rate, and transmitting a second pulse with a second phase modulation and a second chip rate. The second chip rate may be different than the first chip rate. Embodiments also include receiving a signal that includes at least two reflection signals associated with reflection of the at least two transmitted signal pulses. Embodiments further include processing the received signal to determine target information. The processing includes filtering the received signal to time-align the at least two reflection signals. The filtering includes applying a frequency-dependent time delay to one or more of the at least two reflection signals. Additionally, embodiments include removing phase code modulations from the time-aligned reflection signals.
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公开(公告)号:US20170341643A1
公开(公告)日:2017-11-30
申请号:US15618461
申请日:2017-06-09
Applicant: Waymo LLC
Inventor: Jens-Steffen Ralf Gutmann , Andreas Wendel , Nathaniel Fairfield , Dmitri A. Dolgov , Donald Jason Burnette
IPC: B60W30/09 , G08G1/0962
CPC classification number: B60W30/09 , G08G1/09623 , G08G1/09626 , G08G1/096725 , G08G1/096783 , G08G1/096791
Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to determining whether a vehicle should continue through an intersection. For example, the one or more of the vehicle's computers may identify a time when the traffic signal light will turn from yellow to red. The one or more computers may also estimate a location of a vehicle at the time when the traffic signal light will turn from yellow to red. A starting point of the intersection may be identified. Based on whether the estimated location of the vehicle is at least a threshold distance past the starting point at the time when the traffic signal light will turn from yellow to red, the computers can determine whether the vehicle should continue through the intersection.
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公开(公告)号:US09821818B2
公开(公告)日:2017-11-21
申请号:US15498886
申请日:2017-04-27
Applicant: Waymo LLC
Inventor: Brian Douglas Cullinane , Philip Nemec , Manuel Christian Clement , Robertus Christianus Elisabeth Mariet , Lilli Ing-Marie Jonsson
CPC classification number: B60W50/082 , B60K35/00 , B60K2350/1076 , B60R1/00 , B60R16/023 , B60R22/48 , B60R2022/4866 , B60R2300/105 , B60W30/00 , B60W2050/0002 , B60W2050/0077 , B60W2050/146 , B60W2540/04 , B60W2540/16 , B60W2550/12 , B60W2550/14 , B60W2550/143 , B60W2550/146 , B60W2550/308 , B60W2550/402 , B60W2600/00 , G05D1/0061 , G05D1/0212 , G05D1/0223 , G05D2201/0213
Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate switching between autonomous and manual driving modes. In order to do so, the vehicle's computer may conduct a series of environmental, system, and driver checks to identify certain conditions. The computer may correct some of these conditions and also provide a driver with a checklist of tasks for completion. Once the tasks have been completed and the conditions are changed, the computer may allow the driver to switch from the manual to the autonomous driving mode. The computer may also make a determination, under certain conditions, that it would be detrimental to the driver's safety or comfort to make a switch from the autonomous driving mode to the manual driving mode.
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