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US 2022/0027641 A1Published application
Variable resolution sensors
AssigneePony AI Inc.
InventorsPeter G. Diehl, Robert Dingli, Cyrus Abari, Yui-Hong Matthias Tan
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Abstract
Provided herein is a system and method that acquires data and determines a driving action based on the data. The system comprises a processor configured to acquire data of nonuniform resolution over a field of view of the sensor, and a controller configured to determine a driving action of a vehicle based on the data, and perform the driving action.
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A system comprising:
- a sensor configured to acquire data of nonuniform resolution over a field of view of the sensor according to a pixel arrangement of the sensor, wherein the pixel arrangement of the sensor comprises:
- a first region comprising first pixels, in which adjacent first pixels are spaced apart by a first distance;
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- a second region comprising second pixels, in which adjacent second pixels are spaced apart by a second distance, wherein the first distance is greater than the second distance;
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- one or more processors configured to:
- detect a presence of a feature in a particular region of the acquired data;
- and
- capture the feature using the second pixels in the second region to increase a resolution of the feature compared to surrounding features.
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A method, comprising:
- acquiring data of nonuniform resolution, by a sensor, over a field of view of the sensor according to a pixel arrangement of the sensor, wherein the pixel arrangement of the sensor comprises:
- a first region comprising first pixels, in which adjacent first pixels are spaced apart by a first distance;
- and
- a second region comprising second pixels, in which adjacent second pixels are spaced apart by a second distance, wherein the first distance is greater than the second distance;
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- detecting, by one or more processors controlling an operation of the sensor, a presence of a feature in a particular region of the acquired data;
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- capturing the feature using the second pixels in the second region to increase a resolution of the feature compared to surrounding features.
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