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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2016
Applicant:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Inventors:
Michael J. Delp, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Danil V. Prokhorov, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Erlanger, KY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 11/04 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01); B60W 50/14 (2012.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 7/02 (2006.01); G01S 13/93 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 11/04 (2013.01); B60R 11/00 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); G01S 7/02 (2013.01); G01S 7/4813 (2013.01); G01S 13/931 (2013.01); G05D 1/0094 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0092 (2013.01); B60R 2300/101 (2013.01); G01S 2013/9332 (2013.01); G01S 2013/9364 (2013.01); G01S 2013/9367 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for adjusting the position of one or more sensors of an autonomous vehicle includes a plurality of sensor arms, a plurality of sensor manipulators attached to each of the plurality of sensor arms. The system can be configured to receive output from the one or more sensors, and determine if an occlusion zone is detected. Based on the objects creating the occlusion zone, the sensors can be adjusted to decrease the size of the occlusion zone.