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Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018

Filed:

Mar. 31, 2015
Applicant:

Elwha Llc, Bellevue, WA (US);

Inventors:

Alistair K. Chan, Bainbridge Island, WA (US);

Hon Wah Chin, Palo Alto, CA (US);

William D. Duncan, Mill Creek, WA (US);

Roderick A. Hyde, Redmond, WA (US);

Jordin T. Kare, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

Elwha LLC, Bellevue, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/26 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/3697 (2013.01); G01C 21/26 (2013.01); G01C 21/3407 (2013.01); G08G 1/16 (2013.01); G08G 1/165 (2013.01); G01C 21/3461 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system for informing a navigation system of a vehicle of a protrusion includes a sensor and a processing circuit. The sensor is configured to generate sensor data based on a position of cargo. The processing circuit is configured to determine a contour of the vehicle, detect protruding cargo extending outside the contour of the vehicle, where detecting the protruding cargo is based on the sensor data and the contour, and notify the navigation system of the vehicle of the protruding cargo.


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