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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2014
Applicants:
Stmicroelectronics SA, Montrouge, FR;
Stmicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) Sas, Grenoble, FR;
Inventors:
Assignees:
STMicroelectronics SA, Montrouge, FR;
STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS, Grenoble, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/042 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G01C 9/06 (2006.01); G01B 11/14 (2006.01); G06F 3/03 (2006.01); G01S 17/08 (2006.01); G01S 17/87 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G01B 11/14 (2013.01); G01C 9/06 (2013.01); G01S 17/08 (2013.01); G01S 17/875 (2013.01); G06F 3/0325 (2013.01); G06F 3/0421 (2013.01); G01C 2009/066 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for controlling an apparatus, includes steps of: determining distance measurements of an object in a first direction, using distance sensors defining between them a second direction different from the first direction, assessing a first inclination of the object in relation to a second direction based on the distance measurements, and determining a first command of the apparatus according to the inclination assessment.