US 11,836,884 B2
Real-time generation of functional road maps
Nikolai Nikola, Haifa (IL); Adham Ghazali, Haifa (IL); and Ariel Keselman, Kiryat Tiv'on (IL)
Assigned to IMAGRY (ISRAEL) LTD, Haifa (IL)
Filed by IMAGRY (ISRAEL) LTD, Haifa (IL)
Filed on Nov. 10, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/523,206.
Application 17/523,206 is a continuation of application No. 16/701,622, filed on Dec. 3, 2019, granted, now 11,189,007.
Prior Publication US 2022/0067877 A1, Mar. 3, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G01S 17/06 (2006.01); G06T 3/00 (2006.01); G05B 13/02 (2006.01); G01C 21/00 (2006.01); G06N 3/088 (2023.01); G06N 3/04 (2023.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01); G06N 3/045 (2023.01); G06N 3/08 (2023.01); G06N 3/047 (2023.01)
CPC G06T 3/00 (2013.01) [G01C 21/3811 (2020.08); G01C 21/3822 (2020.08); G01C 21/3837 (2020.08); G05B 13/027 (2013.01); G06N 3/04 (2013.01); G06N 3/045 (2023.01); G06N 3/088 (2013.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01); G06V 20/588 (2022.01); G06N 3/047 (2023.01); G06N 3/08 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
obtaining a real-time data from multiple sensors mounted on a vehicle providing a plurality of views from the vehicle, including at least a front view of a road ahead of the vehicle;
processing the real-time data using a neural network to generate a functional map of the road ahead of the vehicle, wherein the functional map is provided in a view that is different from at least one of the plurality of views from the vehicle, wherein each pixel in the functional map is associated with a predetermined relative position to the vehicle, wherein a content of each pixel in the functional map is assigned a set of values, each of which represents a functional feature relating to a location at a corresponding predetermined relative position to the pixel, wherein said processing is performed without relying on a pre-determined precise mapping; and
providing the functional map to an autonomous navigation system of the vehicle, whereby the autonomous navigation system autonomously drives the vehicle in accordance with functional features represented by the functional map.