Terrain classification system for a vehicle
AssigneeOshkosh Defense, LLC
InventorNoah Zych
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Abstract
A terrain classification system for a vehicle includes a sensor positioned to scan a surrounding terrain, the sensor providing a sensor signal representative of returns from scanning the surrounding terrain. The terrain classification system also includes a processing circuit configured to receive the sensor signal, classify the surrounding terrain using the sensor signal, evaluate a library of acoustic data to determine an expected acoustic signature that corresponds to the classified surrounding terrain, and create an acoustic cost map with the expected acoustic signature.
Claims20
A terrain classification system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a sensor positioned to scan a surrounding terrain, the sensor providing a sensor signal representative of returns from scanning the surrounding terrain;
- and
- a processing circuit configured to:
- receive the sensor signal;
- classify the surrounding terrain using the sensor signal;
- evaluate a library of acoustic data to determine an expected acoustic signature that corresponds to the classified surrounding terrain;
- and
- create an acoustic cost map with the expected acoustic signature.
A vehicle, comprising:
- a chassis;
- a sensor coupled to the chassis and positioned to scan a surrounding terrain, the sensor providing a sensor signal representative of returns from scanning the surrounding terrain;
- and
- a processing circuit configured to:
- receive the sensor signal;
- classify the surrounding terrain using the sensor signal;
- evaluate a library of acoustic data to determine an expected acoustic signature that corresponds to the classified surrounding terrain;
- and
- create an acoustic cost map with the expected acoustic signature.
A method of operating a terrain classification system for a vehicle, comprising:
- scanning a surrounding terrain with a sensor;
- classifying the surrounding terrain with a processing circuit;
- evaluating a library of acoustic data with the processing circuit to determine an expected acoustic signature;
- associating the expected acoustic signature with the surrounding terrain using the processing circuit;
- and
- creating an acoustic cost map with the processing circuit using the expected acoustic signature.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.