US 12,083,950 B1
Vehicle projector for projecting and modifying a light pattern associated with a moving object
Sergio Angel Aguirre Contreras, Fremont, CA (US); Carter William McEathron, Mountain View, CA (US); and Andrew Mark Stieber, Foster City, CA (US)
Assigned to Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US)
Filed by Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/554,345.
Int. Cl. B60Q 1/24 (2006.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01)
CPC B60Q 1/24 (2013.01) [G01S 17/931 (2020.01); B60Q 2400/50 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle, comprising:
a body;
a projector;
one or more processors coupled to the projector; and
one or more processors coupled to the projector and the sensor system; and
one or more non-transitory computer readable media storing instructions executable by the one or more processors, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the vehicle to perform operations comprising:
determining that an object is to move relative to the body;
projecting, by the projector, a light pattern based on the determination that the object is to move; and
controlling an illumination source of the projector, the illumination source being configured to emit light towards a reflector, wherein the projected light pattern is modified as the reflector moves, the projected light pattern modified based on a state of the object.