Controlling a vehicle based on detected movement of an object
AssigneeAurora Flight Sciences Corporation, a subsidiary of The Boeing Company
InventorsZarrin Chua, Martin Kearney-Fischer
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Abstract
A method of controlling a vehicle includes detecting, by an optical sensor, a movement of at least one object in a field of view of the optical sensor. The method further includes identifying, by a processor circuit, a pattern based on the movement of the at least one object. The method further includes determining, by the processor circuit based on the pattern, a vehicle command to be performed by the vehicle.
Claims20
A method of enhancing operational efficiency of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- detecting, by an optical sensor, a movement of at least one object in a field of view of the optical sensor;
- identifying, by a processor circuit, a pattern based on the movement of the at least one object;
- and
- determining, by the processor circuit based on the pattern, a vehicle command to be performed by the vehicle.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for enhancing operational efficiency of a vehicle comprising executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a system that comprises a processor circuit to perform operations comprising:
- receiving sensor data from at least one optical sensor of a vehicle;
- based on an analysis of the sensor data, determining a movement of an object in a field of view of the at least one optical sensor;
- based on the movement of the object, identifying a pattern;
- and
- based on the pattern, determining a vehicle command to be performed by the vehicle.
A system for enhancing operational efficiency of a vehicle comprising:
- a processor circuit;
- and
- a memory comprising machine-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor circuit, cause the processor circuit to perform operations comprising:
- identifying, by the processor circuit, at least one gesture performed by a human based on an arm movement of the human;
- determining, by the processor circuit, a vehicle command to be performed by the vehicle based on the at least one gesture;
- determining, by the processor circuit, whether the human is authorized to provide the vehicle command;
- and
- in response to determining that the human is authorized, executing the vehicle command.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.