Automated driving system that merges heterogenous sensor data
Assignee2236008 Ontario Inc.
InventorsXavier Miville, Christian Joseph Eric Montminy
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Abstract
An automated driving system comprising a first sensor providing first sensor data, a second sensor providing second sensor data, wherein the first and second sensors are different types of sensors and a processor communicatively coupled to the first sensor and the second sensor. The processor is configured to transform the first and second sensor data into a common three-dimensional coordinate system to create a representation of an image for a field of view corresponding to a direction of travel, identify one or more objects in the field of view, and generate one or more drive control signals to control a motion of the vehicle in response to the one or more objects in the field of view.
Claims18
An automated driving system for a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a first sensor providing first sensor data about an object of interest;
- a second sensor providing second sensor data about the object of interest, wherein the first and second sensors are different types of sensors;
- and
- a processor communicatively coupled to the first sensor and the second sensor, wherein the processor is configured to:
- process the first and second sensor data for the object of interest to create and augment a fused object by transforming the first and second sensor data into a common three-dimensional coordinate system to compare similarities between characteristics of the object of interest and the fused object;
- and
- generate one or more drive control signals to control a motion of the vehicle in response to the fused object.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions in code which when loaded into a memory and executed by a processor of a vehicle cause the processor to:
- receive first sensor data about an object of interest from a first sensor;
- receive second sensor data about the object of interest from a second sensor of a type different from the first sensor;
- and
- process the first and second sensor data for the object of interest to create and augment a fused object by merging the first and second sensor data into a common three-dimensional coordinate system to compare similarities between characteristics of the object of interest and the fused object;
- and
- generate one or more drive control signals to control a motion of the vehicle in response to the fused object.
A vehicle comprising:
- a powertrain;
- a braking system;
- a steering system;
- an automated driving system for at least partially controlling one or more of the powertrain, braking system and steering system;
- wherein the automated driving system includes:
- a first sensor providing first sensor data about an object of interest;
- a second sensor providing second sensor data about the object of interest, wherein the first and second sensors are different types of sensors;
- and
- a processor communicatively coupled to the first sensor and the second sensor, wherein the processor is configured to:
- process the first and second sensor data for the object of interest to create and augment a fused object by merging the first and second sensor data into a common three-dimensional coordinate system to compare similarities between characteristics of the object of interest and the fused object;
- and
- generate one or more drive control signals to control a motion of the vehicle in response to the fused object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.