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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2017
Hanwha Defense Co., Ltd., Changwon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, KR;
Yun Geun Choe, Changwon-si, KR;
Hee Seo Chae, Changwon-si, KR;
Jik Han Jung, Changwon-si, KR;
Woo Yeol Kim, Changwon-si, KR;
HANWHA DEFENSE CO., LTD., Changwon-si, KR;
Abstract
Provided are a cruise control system and method for an autonomous apparatus having a Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) device. The cruise control system is implemented by at least one hardware processor and includes an input unit configured to receive scanning information from the LIDAR device, the scanning information related to peripheral environment of the autonomous apparatus; and a main controller configured to determine a scannable region of the peripheral environment and an unscannable region of the peripheral environment based on the scanning information, and to generate obstacle information by detecting a first sunken region in the scannable region and a second sunken region in the unscannable region.