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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2019
Ford Global Technologies, Llc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Harpreetsingh Banvait, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Scott Vincent Myers, Camarillo, CA (US);
Ashley Elizabeth Micks, Mountain View, CA (US);
Sneha Kadetotad, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
The disclosure relates generally to methods, systems, and apparatuses for automated or assisted driving and more particularly relates to identification, localization, and navigation with respect to bollard receivers. A method for detecting bollard receivers includes receiving perception data from one or more perception sensors of a vehicle. The method includes determining, based on the perception data, a location of one or more bollard receivers in relation to a body of the vehicle. The method also includes providing an indication of the location of the one or more bollard receivers to one or more of a driver and component or system that makes driving maneuver decisions.