Obstacle Detection for Autonomous Vehicles
AssigneeAutonomous Solutions, Inc.
InventorTaylor Bybee
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Abstract
An autonomous vehicle is disclosed that includes a camera system; a controller; and an obstacle detection system in communication with the camera system. The obstacle detection system, for example, may be configured to receive visual data from the camera system; and calculate a probability of an obstacle being present based on the visual data. The controller, for example, may be configured to determine the presence of an obstacle if a calculated probability in the obstacle detection system is above a probability threshold; and send an inhibit signal to stop or inhibit movement of the autonomous vehicle.
Claims23
An autonomous vehicle comprising:
- a camera system;
- a controller;
- a vehicle speed sensor configured to determine the speed of the autonomous vehicle;
- and
- an obstacle detection system in communication with the camera system, wherein the obstacle detection system is configured to:
- receive visual data from the camera system;
- and
- calculate a probability of an obstacle being present based on the visual data;
- and wherein the controller is configured to:
- determine the presence of an obstacle if a calculated probability in the obstacle detection system is above a probability threshold;
- and
- send an inhibit signal to stop or inhibit movement of the autonomous vehicle;
- wherein the controller is configured to:
- receive speed data from the vehicle speed sensor, and,
- determining if the speed of the autonomous vehicle is below a speed threshold based on the speed data, and
- if the speed is determined to be below the speed threshold, activate the obstacle detection system.
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method of controlling an autonomous vehicle, the method comprising:
- activating an obstacle detection algorithm including:
- receiving visual data relating to data from a camera system on the autonomous vehicle;
- calculating a probability of an obstacle being present based on the visual data;
- if the probability is above a probability threshold:
- determining the presence of an obstacle;
- and
- sending an inhibit signal to stop or inhibit movement of the autonomous vehicle;
- receiving speed data relating to speed of the autonomous vehicle;
- determining if the speed of the autonomous vehicle is below a speed threshold based on the speed data;
- and
- if the speed is determined to be below the speed threshold, activating the obstacle detection system.
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An autonomous vehicle comprising:
- a camera system;
- a controller;
- a vehicle speed sensor configured to determine the speed of the autonomous vehicle;
- and
- an obstacle detection system in communication with the camera system, wherein the obstacle detection system is configured to:
- receive visual data from the camera system;
- and
- calculate a probability of an obstacle being present based on the visual data;
- and wherein the controller is configured to:
- determine the presence of an obstacle if a calculated probability in the obstacle detection system is above a probability threshold;
- and
- send an inhibit signal to stop or inhibit movement of the autonomous vehicle;
- wherein the controller is configured to:
- receive speed data from the vehicle speed sensor, and,
- determining if the speed of the autonomous vehicle is above a speed threshold based on the speed data, and
- if the speed is determined to be above the speed threshold, activate the obstacle detection system.
method of controlling an autonomous vehicle. the method comprising:
- activating an obstacle detection algorithm including:
- receiving visual data relating to data from a camera system on the autonomous vehicle;
- calculating a probability of an obstacle being present based on the visual data;
- if the probability is above a probability threshold:
- determining the presence of an obstacle;
- and
- sending an inhibit signal to stop or inhibit movement of the autonomous vehicle;
- receiving speed data relating to speed of the autonomous vehicle;
- determining if the speed of the autonomous vehicle is above a speed threshold based on the speed data;
- and
- if the speed is determined to be above the speed threshold, activating the obstacle detection system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.