Methods and systems for vehicle radar coordination and interference reduction
AssigneeWaymo LLC
InventorsEdward Daniel McCloskey, Russell Leight Smith
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Abstract
A method is provided that includes a vehicle receiving data from an external computing device indicative of at least one other vehicle in an environment of the vehicle. The vehicle may include a sensor configured to detect the environment of the vehicle. The at least one other vehicle may include at least one sensor. The method also includes determining a likelihood of interference between the at least one sensor of the at least one other vehicle the sensor of the vehicle. The method also includes initiating an adjustment of the sensor to reduce the likelihood of interference between the sensor of the vehicle and the at least one sensor of the at least one other vehicle responsive to the determination.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a computing device having a communication system and positioned remotely from a first vehicle and a second vehicle, wherein the computing device is configured to:
- receive, via the communication system, data from a first vehicle that indicates the first vehicle is located within a threshold distance from a second vehicle;
- based on the data from the first vehicle, determine a likelihood of interference between a first sensor coupled to the first vehicle and at least a second sensor coupled to the second vehicle exceeds a threshold likelihood;
- and
- provide instructions, via the communication system, to the first vehicle to perform one or more adjustments corresponding to operation of the first sensor that reduce the likelihood of interference below the threshold likelihood, wherein the one or more adjustments comprises an adjustment to a power level of the first sensor based on a direction or speed of the first vehicle.
A method comprising:
- receiving, at a computing device via a communication system, data from a first vehicle that indicates the first vehicle is located within a threshold distance from a second vehicle, wherein the computing device is positioned remotely from the first vehicle and the second vehicle;
- based on the data from the first vehicle, determining, by the computing device, a likelihood of interference between a first sensor coupled to the first vehicle and at least a second sensor coupled to the second vehicle exceeds a threshold likelihood;
- and
- providing, by the computing device via the communication system, instructions to the first vehicle to perform one or more adjustments corresponding to operation of the first sensor that reduce the likelihood of interference below the threshold likelihood, wherein the one or more adjustments comprises an adjustment to a power level of the first sensor based on a direction or speed of the first vehicle.
A non-transitory computer readable medium configured to store instructions, that when executed by a computing system comprising one or more processors, causes the computing system to perform operations comprising:
- receiving, via a communication system, data from a first vehicle that indicates the first vehicle is located within a threshold distance from a second vehicle, wherein the computing system is positioned remotely from the first vehicle and the second vehicle;
- based on the data from the first vehicle, determining a likelihood of interference between a first sensor coupled to the first vehicle and at least a second sensor coupled to the second vehicle exceeds a threshold likelihood;
- and
- providing, via the communication system, instructions to the first vehicle to perform one or more adjustments corresponding to operation of the first sensor that reduce the likelihood of interference below the threshold likelihood, wherein the one or more adjustments comprises an adjustment to a power level of the first sensor based on a direction or speed of the first vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.