US 12,466,421 B2
Systems and methods for gear guard cable tracking
Jonathan David Salerno, Newport, CA (US)
Assigned to RIVIAN IP HOLDINGS, LLC, Plymouth, MI (US)
Filed by RIVIAN IP HOLDINGS, LLC, Plymouth, MI (US)
Filed on Jul. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/877,337.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/243,162, filed on Sep. 12, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0078631 A1, Mar. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. B60W 50/14 (2020.01); B60W 30/14 (2006.01); G06T 7/20 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01)
CPC B60W 50/14 (2013.01) [B60W 30/143 (2013.01); G06T 7/20 (2013.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01); B60W 2420/403 (2013.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 2207/30252 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a camera mounted on a vehicle and configured to capture a plurality of images of a storage area of the vehicle, wherein the storage area is external to an occupant compartment of the vehicle; and
processing circuitry configured to:
identify at least an end of a cable in the storage area for securing cargo in the storage area in the plurality of captured images based on object detection features defining at least the end of the cable;
characterize movement of the cable relative to the cargo based on the plurality of captured images;
characterize a motion event of the cable based on cable movement patterns across the plurality of images as recognized by a machine learning model that accepts the plurality of images as an input, wherein the motion event corresponds to a cable status output by the machine learning model;
receive the cable status from the machine learning model; and
in response to receiving the cable status, cause the vehicle to adjust torque of a winch coupled to the cable in order to modify the cable status.