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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Sangjin Lee, Taylor, MI (US);
Krishanth Krishnan, Windsor, CA;
Ankit Girish Vora, Dearborn, MI (US);
Siddharth Agarwal, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00825 (2013.01); G05D 1/0231 (2013.01); G06K 9/00818 (2013.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 2207/30252 (2013.01); G06T 2210/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A computer includes a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to receive data from a sensor specifying a plurality of points, the points including a plurality of first points that describe an object; define a boundary surrounding the first points while minimizing a volume of space that is both (i) contained by the boundary and (ii) identified as unoccupied; and actuate a component with respect to a vehicle based on the boundary.