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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
May. 04, 2018
Waymo Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Colin Braley, Mountain View, CA (US);
Craig Lewin Robinson, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Ionut Iordache, Pleasanton, CA (US);
WAYMO LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure provide for a method of calibrating a vehicle's plurality of detection systems. To calibrate a first detection system, orientation data is collected using the first detection device when the vehicle faces a first direction and a second direction opposite the first direction. To calibrate a second detection system, data is collected using the second detection device while the vehicle moves in a repeatable pattern near a first object. To calibrate a third detection system, light reflected off a second object is detected using the third detection system as the vehicle is moved towards the second object. To calibrate a fourth detection system, data collected using the second detection system and the fourth detection system is compared. To calibrate a fifth detection system, radar signals reflected off a third object is received using the fifth detection system while the vehicle moves relative to the third object.