Autonomous vehicle speed calibration

D Braunstein, Y Gdalyahu, S Rubinsky - US Patent 9,817,399, 2017 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and methods may calibrate an indicator of speed of an autonomous
vehicle. In one implementation, a system may include at least one processor programmed …

Autonomous vehicle: object-level fusion

M Graham, T Jones, K Horne, S Lennox… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
Previous self-driving car systems can detect objects sepa rately with either vision systems,
RADAR systems or LIDAR systems. In an embodiment of the present invention, an object …

Autonomous vehicle: modular architecture

T Jones, S Lennox, J Sgueglia, J Demerly… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
An architecture for an autonomous vehicle uses a top-down approach to enable fully
automated driving. The architecture is modular and compatible with hardware from different …

Unified deep convolutional neural net for free-space estimation, object detection and object pose estimation

D Levi, N Garnett, E Fetaya, S Oron - US Patent 10,474,908, 2019 - Google Patents
A method in a vehicle for performing multiple on-board sensing tasks concurrently in the
same network using deep learning algorithms is provided. The method includes receiving …

Driving support device for vehicle steering systems in lane assist and collision avoidance modes

M Katoh - US Patent 10,000,237, 2018 - Google Patents
In a driving support device for a vehicle including a collision avoidance support system and
a lane travel support system, a steering control amount is set while maintaining an …

Tracking objects within a dynamic environment for improved localization

B Halder, S Varnhagen - US Patent 9,707,961, 2017 - Google Patents
(51) Int. Cl.(57) ABSTRACT B60/30/2(2006.01) The present invention extends to methods,
systems, and B60/40/06(2012.01) computer program products for tracking objects within a …

Joint probabilistic modeling and inference of intersection structure

AS Joshi, MR James - US Patent 10,013,508, 2018 - Google Patents
A method of modeling an intersection structure of a roadway. The method includes receiving
a first data set including road lane information, and receiving a second data set including …

Method for generating accurate lane level maps

AS Joshi, MR James - US Patent 9,384,394, 2016 - Google Patents
US9384394B2 - Method for generating accurate lane level maps - Google Patents
US9384394B2 - Method for generating accurate lane level maps - Google Patents Method …

Obstacle evaluation technique

JB Dowdall, J Zhu - US Patent 8,781,721, 2014 - Google Patents
A vehicle configured to operate in an autonomous mode may engage in an obstacle
evaluation technique that includes employing a sensor system to collect data relating to a …

Method and system for operating adaptive cruise control system

AM Abdel-Rahman, S Patel, EC Yuen - US Patent 9,669,833, 2017 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND An adaptive cruise control system—sometimes called an autonomous,
active or intelligent cruise control system is similar to a traditional cruise control, but uses …