Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

University of Michigan

Johannes Strom

Edwin B Olson

Andrew P Richardson

Alice Kassar

Scott Julian Varnhagen

Schuyler H Cohen

Ghassan Atmeh

A computer is programmed to predict, based at least in part on a stored road topology for a predetermined vehicle route, a vehicle body orientation based on lateral, longitudinal, and vertical accelerations predicted for the route. The computer is programmed to, based on the predicted vehicle body orientation, adjust at least one of an orientation of the vehicle body and an orientation of an object in the vehicle as the vehicle traverses the route.

Controlling vehicle orientation

An interactive camera calibration tool is presented that provides live feedback on the state of the calibration and produces tightly-distributed calibration parameters even when used by novices. Target positions are suggested by the calibration tool. Once the target has been aligned with the target positions, image data of the target is captured and used to compute calibration parameters. This process is repeated until the computed parameters meet the accuracy requirements specified by the user. A novel calibration quality metric is also leveraged to automatically determine whether a calibration is sufficiently accurate.

Interactive camera calibration tool

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Ferndale, MI, United States of America

Johannes Strom