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Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021

Filed:

Aug. 24, 2018
Applicant:

Baidu Usa Llc, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Inventors:

Manjiang Zhang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Xiangtao You, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Oh Kwan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Assignee:

BAIDU USA LLC, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/02 (2020.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/028 (2013.01); G05D 1/0278 (2013.01); G05D 1/0285 (2013.01); G06F 1/14 (2013.01);
Abstract

In one embodiment, a system receives a number of times from a number of time sources including sensors and real-time clocks (RTCs), wherein the sensors are in communication with an autonomous driving vehicle (ADV) and the sensors include at least a GPS sensor. The system generates a difference histogram based on a time for each of the time sources for a difference between a time of the GPS sensor and a time for each of the other sensors and RTCs. The system ranks the sensors and RTCs based on the difference histogram. The system selects a time source from one of the sensors or RTCs with a least difference in time with respect to the GPS sensor. The system generates a timestamp based on the selected time source to timestamp sensor data for a sensor unit of the ADV.


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