Technology to handle ambiguity in automated control systems

    公开(公告)号:US11493914B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-08

    申请号:US16913845

    申请日:2020-06-26

    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide for technology that obtains categorization information and corresponding uncertainty information from a perception subsystem, wherein the categorization information and the corresponding uncertainty information are to be associated with an object in an environment. The technology may also determine whether the corresponding uncertainty information satisfies one or more relevance criteria, and automatically control the perception subsystem to increase an accuracy in one or more subsequent categorizations of the object if the corresponding uncertainty information satisfies the one or more relevance criteria. In one example, determining whether the corresponding uncertainty information satisfies the relevance criteria includes taking a plurality of samples from the categorization information and the corresponding uncertainty information, generating a plurality of actuation plans based on the plurality of samples, and determining a safety deviation across the plurality of actuation plans, wherein the relevance criteria are satisfied if the safety deviation exceeds a threshold.

    Localizing a vehicle's charging or fueling port—methods and apparatuses

    公开(公告)号:US11003972B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-11

    申请号:US16020740

    申请日:2018-06-27

    Abstract: Automated methods and apparatuses for charging or fueling a vehicle include provision of a plurality of tags and a controller to a vehicle. The plurality of tags are respectively installed at a plurality of positions on a top face of a roof of the vehicle. The controller is configured to cause information about a charging or fueling port of the vehicle to be transmitted to a charging or fueling system of a charging or fueling station. The charging or fueling system, provided with a charging connector or fueling nozzle, and an imaging device, uses at least the information about the charging or fueling port and the plurality of positions of the plurality tags to determine a location of the charging or fueling port of the vehicle, to charge or fuel the vehicle.

    LOCALIZING A VEHICLE'S CHARGING OR FUELING PORT - METHODS AND APPARATUSES

    公开(公告)号:US20190050697A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-14

    申请号:US16020740

    申请日:2018-06-27

    Abstract: Automated methods and apparatuses for charging or fueling a vehicle, include, in embodiments, the CA/AD system of a vehicle, having a charging or fueling port, being provided with an apparatus having a plurality of tags and a controller. The plurality of tags are respectively installed at a plurality of positions on a top face of a roof of the vehicle. The controller is provided to the CA/AD system. The controller is configured to cause information about the charging or fueling port to be transmitted (e.g., via LED tags) to the charging or fueling system of the charging or fueling station. The charging or fueling system, provided with a charging connector or fueling nozzle, and an imaging device, uses at least the information about the charging or fueling port and the plurality of positions of the plurality tags to determine a location of the charging or fueling port of the vehicle, to charge or fuel the vehicle.

    Techniques for optical wireless communication

    公开(公告)号:US10135530B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-20

    申请号:US15810994

    申请日:2017-11-13

    Abstract: Optical wireless communication techniques are described and claimed. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to method and apparatus to provide optical signaling with visible light having variable pulse position modulation (VPPM). The optical signal includes a Start Frame Delimiter (SFD) which indicates beginning of an asynchronous optical signaling. The VPPM signaling includes a lower frequency time varying amplitude component that when subsampled by a low frame rate camera results in alias induced flicker or blinking. Such signals are quickly recognizable as signals with modulated data. In another embodiment, the disclosure provides a system, device and method for decoding a Start Frame Delimiter (SFD) to indicate arrival of incoming VPPM optical data.

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