Modifying settings of autonomous vehicle sensors based on predicted environmental states
AssigneeGhost Autonomy Inc.
InventorsJohn Hayes, Volkmar Uhlig, Nima Soltani
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Abstract
Modifying settings of autonomous vehicle sensors based on predicted environmental states, including: determining, based on sensor data, that a predicted environmental state of the autonomous vehicle is associated with a sensory input outside an operating range of a sensor; determining a modified operating range of the sensor; and modifying one or more sensors to operate according to the modified operating range.
Claims20
A method for modifying settings of autonomous vehicle sensors based on predicted environmental states, comprising:
- determining, based on video data, that an illumination of a predicted input to a camera of the autonomous vehicle falls outside an operating range of the camera, wherein the operating range of the camera comprises a range of illumination based on a current exposure setting of the camera;
- determining a modified operating range of the camera;
- and
- modifying the exposure setting of one or more cameras based on the modified operating range.
An apparatus for modifying settings of autonomous vehicle sensors based on predicted environmental states, the apparatus configured to perform steps comprising:
- determining, based on video data, that an illumination of a predicted input to a camera of the autonomous vehicle falls outside an operating range of the camera, wherein the operating range of the camera comprises a range of illumination based on a current exposure setting of the camera;
- determining a modified operating range of the camera;
- and
- modifying the exposure setting of one or more cameras based on the modified operating range.
An autonomous vehicle for modifying settings of autonomous vehicle sensors based on predicted environmental states, comprising:
- an apparatus configured to perform steps comprising:
- determining, based on video data, that an illumination of a predicted input to a camera of the autonomous vehicle falls outside an operating range of the camera, wherein the operating range of the camera comprises a range of illumination based on a current exposure setting of the camera;
- determining a modified operating range of the camera;
- and
- modifying the exposure setting of one or more cameras based on the modified operating range.
A computer program product disposed upon a non-transitory computer readable medium, the computer program product comprising computer program instructions for modifying settings of autonomous vehicle sensors based on predicted environmental states that, when executed, cause a computer system of the autonomous vehicle to carry out the steps of:
- determining, based on video data, that an illumination of a predicted input to a camera of the autonomous vehicle falls outside an operating range of the camera, wherein the operating range of the camera comprises a range of illumination based on a current exposure setting of the camera;
- determining a modified operating range of the camera;
- and
- modifying the exposure setting of one or more cameras based on the modified operating range.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.