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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mostafa Parchami, Dearborn, MI (US);
Codrin Cionca, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Juan Enrique Castorena Martinez, Southfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/48 (2006.01); G01C 21/30 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); G01C 21/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/30 (2013.01); G01C 21/28 (2013.01); G01S 7/4802 (2013.01); G05D 1/0231 (2013.01); G05D 1/0276 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0213 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a Lidar sensor and a processor. The processor is programmed to detect, using Lidar sensor data, a low-density area comprising a plurality of Lidar beam reflections less than a threshold, to determine dimensions of the area, and to determine that the area represents a physical object based on the detection and determination.