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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2018
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Daniel Flores Tapia, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Stephen W. Decker, Clarkston, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/86 (2006.01); G01S 7/41 (2006.01); G01S 13/931 (2020.01); G01S 13/89 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/867 (2013.01); G01S 7/414 (2013.01); G01S 13/89 (2013.01); G01S 13/931 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present application generally relates to improve accuracy and sensitivity in a vehicular radar system through improved radar beamforming by initially detection of potential objects using a field of view image and image processing techniques. Specifically, a system and method are taught for performing object segmentation and/or contouring on an image corresponding to a radar field of view. The detected objects from the image are combined with the raw radar data to generate a beamformed radar data.