US 11,698,675 B2
Autonomous vehicle visual based communication
Christopher Shih, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to GM CRUISE HOLDINGS LLC, San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by GM Cruise Holdings LLC, San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/894,439.
Application 17/894,439 is a continuation of application No. 17/187,829, filed on Feb. 28, 2021, granted, now 11,440,467.
Application 17/187,829 is a continuation of application No. 16/371,001, filed on Mar. 31, 2019, granted, now 10,933,803, issued on Mar. 2, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0402427 A1, Dec. 22, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06V 20/56 (2022.01); B60Q 1/50 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01)
CPC B60Q 1/50 (2013.01) [G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G06F 3/013 (2013.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01); G06V 40/103 (2022.01); G05D 2201/0213 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. An autonomous vehicle, comprising:
a sensor system configured to output data representative of an object in an environment external to the autonomous vehicle;
a projector; and
a computing system in communication with the sensor system and the projector, wherein the computing system comprises:
a processor; and
memory that stores computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform acts comprising:
classifying the object as a person based on the data outputted by the sensor system;
detecting a location of the person in the environment based on the data outputted by the sensor system;
identifying an elevation of a ground adjacent to the location of the person on which a notification is to be projected; and
causing the projector to project the notification on the ground in the environment external to the autonomous vehicle, wherein the projector is caused to project the notification on the ground adjacent to the location of the person, and wherein the projector is caused to project the notification based on a position of the projector in the environment, the location of the person in the environment, and the elevation of the ground adjacent to the location of the person.