Automatic vehicle closure operation with 3d environment mapping
AssigneeAtieva, Inc.
InventorNikhilesh Govindarajan
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method comprises: collecting, in a vehicle having an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS), sensor data using an ADAS sensor suite of the vehicle, the sensor data collected while the vehicle is moving and reflecting surroundings of the vehicle; generating a three-dimensional (3D) map of the surroundings using the sensor data; defining a boundary condition regarding the vehicle based on the 3D map; and controlling a closure actuator of a closure of the vehicle based on the boundary condition, the closure actuator configured for opening or closing the closure, the closure actuator controlled without the closure having any obstacle detection sensor.
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A computer-implemented method comprising:
- collecting, in a vehicle having an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS), sensor data using an ADAS sensor suite of the vehicle, the sensor data collected while the vehicle is moving and reflecting surroundings of the vehicle;
- generating a three-dimensional (3D) map of the surroundings using the sensor data;
- defining a boundary condition regarding the vehicle based on the 3D map;
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- controlling a closure actuator of a closure of the vehicle based on the boundary condition, the closure actuator configured for opening or closing the closure, the closure actuator controlled without the closure having any obstacle detection sensor.
A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body having a closure;
- an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS);
- an ADAS sensor suite configured for use by the ADAS, the ADAS sensor suite not including an obstacle detection sensor in the closure;
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- closure operation logic implemented to be execute by at least one processor, the closure operation logic configured for i) collecting sensor data using the ADAS sensor suite while the vehicle is moving, the sensor data reflecting surroundings of the vehicle, ii) generating a three-dimensional (3D) map of the surroundings using the sensor data, iii) defining a boundary condition regarding the vehicle based on the 3D map, and iv) controlling a closure actuator of a closure of the vehicle based on the boundary condition, the closure actuator configured for opening or closing the closure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.