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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Bruno Sielly Jales Costa, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Madeline J Goh, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jinesh J Jain, Palo Alto, CA (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An autonomous vehicle includes interior sensors including an IR camera and a visible light camera. Images of an interior of the vehicle are captured using the cameras both before and after a passenger rides in the vehicle. The IR images from before and after are subtracted to obtain a difference image. Pixels above a threshold intensity a clustered. Clusters having an above-threshold size are determined to be anomalies. Portions of images from the visible light camera corresponding to the anomalies are sent to a dispatcher, who may then clear the vehicle to pick up another passenger or proceed to a cleaning station. Anomalies may be identified based on a combination of the IR images and visible light images.