Systems and methods of detecting trailer anomalies using a thermal sensor
AssigneeTORC Robotics, Inc.
InventorNicholas Elder
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Abstract
An autonomous vehicle can include a tractor; a trailer coupled with the tractor; a thermal sensor coupled with the trailer, the thermal sensor configured to measure a temperature of the trailer; and one or more processors. The processors can be configured to receive a plurality of temperature measurements of the trailer from the thermal sensor while the autonomous vehicle is driving; compare the plurality of temperature measurements to a condition; and automatically execute a trailer anomaly response protocol responsive to determining at least one of the plurality of temperature measurements satisfies the condition.
Claims20
An autonomous vehicle, comprising:
- a tractor;
- a trailer coupled with the tractor;
- a thermal sensor coupled with the trailer, the thermal sensor configured to measure a temperature of the trailer;
- and
- one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors are configured to:
- receive a plurality of temperature measurements of the trailer from the thermal sensor while the autonomous vehicle is driving;
- compare the plurality of temperature measurements to a condition;
- and
- automatically execute a trailer anomaly response protocol responsive to determining at least one of the plurality of temperature measurements satisfies the condition.
A method, comprising:
- receiving, by one or more processors of an autonomous vehicle comprising a tractor and a trailer coupled with the tractor, a plurality of temperature measurements of the trailer from a thermal sensor while the autonomous vehicle is driving, the thermal sensor coupled with the trailer and configured to measure a temperature of the trailer;
- comparing, by the one or more processors, the plurality of temperature measurements to a condition;
- and
- automatically executing, by the one or more processors, a trailer anomaly response protocol responsive to determining at least one of the plurality of temperature measurements satisfies the condition.
An autonomous vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle body;
- and
- a thermal sensor coupled with the vehicle body, the thermal sensor configured to measure a temperature of the autonomous vehicle;
- and
- one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors are configured to:
- receive a plurality of temperature measurements of the autonomous vehicle from the thermal sensor while the autonomous vehicle is driving;
- compare the plurality of temperature measurements to a condition;
- and
- automatically execute an anomaly response protocol responsive to determining at least one of the plurality of temperature measurements satisfies the condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.