Method and device for controlling an apparatus using several distance sensors
AssigneesSTMicroelectronics S.r.l., STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS
InventorsMarc Drader, Jérémie Teyssier, Olivier Pothier
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Abstract
A method for controlling an apparatus, includes steps of: determining distance measurements of an object in a first direction, using distance sensors defining between them a second direction different from the first direction, assessing a first inclination of the object in relation to a second direction based on the distance measurements, and determining a first command of the apparatus according to the inclination assessment.
Claims23
A method, comprising:
- determining distance measurements to an object in a first direction, using distance sensors aligned in a second direction different from the first direction;
- assessing, using processing circuitry, a first inclination angle of the object in relation to the second direction based on the distance measurements;
- and
- determining, using the processing circuitry, a first command of an apparatus based on the first inclination angle assessment.
A device, comprising:
- a plurality of distance sensors configured to, in operation, measure distances between the distance sensors and an object to be detected;
- and
- a control circuit communicatively coupled to the plurality of distance sensors, configured to, in operation:
- receive indications of the distance measurements from the distance sensors;
- determine one or more indications of slope of the object in relation to one or more directions based on the received indications of the distance measurements;
- and
- generate one or more command signals based on the determined indications of slope of the object.
A system, comprising:
- one or more inputs, which, in operation, receive indications of distance measurements;
- control circuitry coupled to the one or more inputs, which, in operation,
- determines one or more object inclinations in relation to one or more directions based on received indications of the distance measurements;
- and
- generates one or more command signals based on the determined inclinations;
- and
- one or more outputs coupled to the control circuitry, which, in operation, output generated control signals, wherein an object inclination is an indication of a slope of an object in relation to at least one of the one or more directions.
A non-transitory computer-readable memory medium whose contents cause a one or more processing devices to perform a method, the method comprising:
- determining one or more inclinations of an object in relation to one or more directions based on indications of distance measurements to the object, wherein an inclination of an object is an indication of a slope of the object with respect to at least one of the one or more directions;
- generating one or more command signals based on the determined inclinations;
- and
- controlling the one or more processing devices based on the one or more generated command signals.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.