US 12,135,377 B2
Systems and methods for implementing a tracking camera system onboard an autonomous vehicle
Kai Chen, San Jose, CA (US); Tiancheng Lou, Milpitas, CA (US); Jun Peng, Fremont, CA (US); Xiang Yu, Santa Clara, CA (US); Zhuo Zhang, Fremont, CA (US); Yiming Liu, San Jose, CA (US); and Hao Song, Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Assigned to Pony AI Inc., Grand Cayman (KY)
Filed by Pony AI Inc., Grand Cayman (KY)
Filed on Feb. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/677,089.
Application 17/677,089 is a continuation of application No. 16/000,414, filed on Jun. 5, 2018, granted, now 11,255,975.
Prior Publication US 2022/0179094 A1, Jun. 9, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G01S 17/66 (2006.01); G01S 17/86 (2020.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); G02B 7/28 (2021.01); G02B 7/40 (2021.01); G03B 13/20 (2021.01)
CPC G01S 17/931 (2020.01) [G01S 17/66 (2013.01); G01S 17/86 (2020.01); G02B 7/287 (2013.01); G02B 7/40 (2013.01); G03B 13/20 (2013.01); B60W 2420/403 (2013.01); B60W 2554/4048 (2020.02)] 20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for implementing a tracking camera system onboard a vehicle comprising:
obtaining, by a computing system, scans of an environment from a light detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensor of the vehicle;
determining, by the computing system, respective degrees of detail of contours corresponding to objects in the environment;
obtaining, by the computing system, respective coordinates corresponding to the objects; and
selectively actuating, by the computing system, based on the degrees of detail, one or more tracking cameras to respective one or more positions, wherein the one or more positions are determined based on one or more of the coordinates corresponding to the objects.