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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2019
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Lawrence A. Bush, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Upali P. Mudalige, Oakland Township, MI (US);
Zachariah E. Tyree, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Wei Tong, Troy, MI (US);
Shuqing Zeng, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for detecting objects within an environment of a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes: receiving, by a processor, image data sensed from the environment of the vehicle; determining, by a processor, an area within the image data that object identification is uncertain; controlling, by the processor, a position of a lighting device to illuminate a location in the environment of the vehicle, wherein the location is associated with the area; controlling, by the processor, a position of one or more sensors to obtain sensor data from the location of the environment of the vehicle while the lighting device is illuminating the location; identifying, by the processor, one or more objects from the sensor data; and controlling, by the processor, the vehicle based on the one or more objects.