US 11,900,814 B2
Controlling articulating sensors of an autonomous vehicle
Elliot Branson, San Francisco, CA (US); Eric Lujan, San Francisco, CA (US); and Benjamin Earle Weinstein-Raun, Berkeley, CA (US)
Assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed by GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed on May 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/827,856.
Application 17/827,856 is a continuation of application No. 16/914,421, filed on Jun. 28, 2020, granted, now 11,380,204.
Application 16/914,421 is a continuation of application No. 16/052,088, filed on Aug. 1, 2018, granted, now 10,706,724, issued on Jul. 7, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0292977 A1, Sep. 15, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G08G 1/16 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01); G06Q 50/28 (2012.01); B62D 33/08 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G01S 7/40 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); G08G 1/01 (2006.01); G08G 1/04 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01); H04N 23/695 (2023.01)
CPC G08G 1/166 (2013.01) [G01S 7/40 (2013.01); G01S 7/4026 (2013.01); G01S 7/4817 (2013.01); G05D 1/0214 (2013.01); G05D 1/0234 (2013.01); G05D 1/0246 (2013.01); G05D 1/0257 (2013.01); G08G 1/0112 (2013.01); G08G 1/04 (2013.01); H04N 23/695 (2023.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0213 (2013.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01)] 20 Claims
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1. An autonomous vehicle, comprising:
a first sensor having a first limited field of view;
a second sensor having a second limited field of view;
an articulation system configured to orient the first sensor and the second sensor towards regions surrounding the autonomous vehicle;
a computing system that is in communication with the first sensor, the second sensor, and the articulation system, the computing system comprising:
a processor; and
memory that stores computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform acts comprising:
causing the articulation system, based on a maneuver being performed by the autonomous vehicle, to orient the first sensor towards a first region such that the first limited field of view encompasses the first region and orient the second sensor towards a second region such that the second limited field of view encompasses the second region.