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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019

Filed:

Sep. 20, 2016
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Scott Vincent Myers, Camarillo, CA (US);

Ashley Elizabeth Micks, Mountain View, CA (US);

Sneha Kadetotad, Cupertino, CA (US);

Harpreetsingh Banvait, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Assignee:

FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2006.01); B60W 30/00 (2006.01); G01C 21/26 (2006.01); G01C 21/28 (2006.01); G01C 21/30 (2006.01); G01S 13/86 (2006.01); G01S 13/93 (2006.01); G01S 15/93 (2006.01); G01S 17/08 (2006.01); G01S 17/93 (2006.01); G01S 19/48 (2010.01); G01S 19/00 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/08 (2013.01); B60W 30/00 (2013.01); G01C 21/28 (2013.01); G01C 21/30 (2013.01); G01S 13/862 (2013.01); G01S 13/865 (2013.01); G01S 13/867 (2013.01); G01S 15/931 (2013.01); G01S 17/936 (2013.01); G01S 19/00 (2013.01); G01S 19/48 (2013.01); B60R 1/00 (2013.01); B60R 2300/8093 (2013.01); G01C 21/26 (2013.01); G01S 2013/935 (2013.01); G01S 2013/936 (2013.01); G01S 2013/9342 (2013.01); G01S 2013/9346 (2013.01); G01S 2013/9357 (2013.01); G01S 2013/9375 (2013.01); G05D 1/024 (2013.01);
Abstract

Example metal bridge detection systems and methods are described. In one implementation, a method receives LIDAR data from a LIDAR system mounted to a vehicle and receives camera data from a camera system mounted to the vehicle. The method analyzes the received LIDAR data and the camera data to identify a metal bridge proximate the vehicle. If a metal bridge is identified, the method adjusts vehicle operations to improve vehicle control as it drives across the metal bridge.


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