US 11,891,036 B2
Leveraging rear-view sensors for automatic emergency braking in autonomous machine applications
Mark Henry Costin, Sunnyvale, CA (US); and Jonathan Sweedler, Los Gatos, CA (US)
Assigned to NVIDIA Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed by NVIDIA Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/845,988.
Application 17/845,988 is a continuation of application No. 16/833,165, filed on Mar. 27, 2020, granted, now 11,364,883.
Prior Publication US 2022/0314942 A1, Oct. 6, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60T 7/22 (2006.01); B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); B60T 8/171 (2006.01); B60T 8/172 (2006.01)
CPC B60T 7/22 (2013.01) [B60Q 9/008 (2013.01); B60T 8/171 (2013.01); B60T 8/172 (2013.01); B60T 2201/022 (2013.01); B60T 2210/30 (2013.01); B60T 2230/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving sensor data generated using at least one sensor of a vehicle, the at least one sensor having a sensory field, wherein at least a portion of the sensory field comprises an area at a rear of the vehicle;
analyzing the sensor data to determine a distance to an object detected in at least a portion of the sensory field; and
based at least on the distance, configuring one or more settings for one or more of at least one activation criterion for triggering an automatic emergency braking (AEB) system or a collision mitigation warning (CMW) system associated with the vehicle or controlling braking using the AEB system or the CMW system.