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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2018
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
David Michael Herman, Southfield, MI (US);
David A. Herman, Southfield, MI (US);
David Joseph Orris, Southgate, MI (US);
Nunzio DeCia, Northville, MI (US);
Stephen Jay Orris, Jr., New Boston, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Method and apparatus are disclosed for inter-vehicle cooperation for vehicle self height estimation. An example vehicle includes an inter-vehicle communication module and a body control module. The body control module broadcasts a request for images via the inter-vehicle communication module. The body control module also performs semantic segmentation on the images, generates a composite image of the vehicle based on the segmented images, and generates a three dimensional representation of the vehicle based on the composite image. Using the three dimensional representation, the body control module determines a height of the vehicle, and based on the height, controls the vehicle to avoid obstacles.