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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2021
Applicant:
Motional Ad Llc, Boston, MA (US);
Inventor:
Geng Fu, Belmont, MA (US);
Assignee:
Motional AD LLC, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/931 (2020.01); G01S 7/4863 (2020.01); G01S 17/894 (2020.01); G06T 3/40 (2006.01); G01S 17/08 (2006.01); G01S 17/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4863 (2013.01); G01S 17/08 (2013.01); G01S 17/48 (2013.01); G01S 17/894 (2020.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); G06T 3/4038 (2013.01); H01L 2924/12043 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided are methods for Silicon Photomultiplier (SiPM)-based sensor for low-level fusion, which can include mitigating a Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) sensor processing path to provide high-confidence, low-level fusion between the camera (passive) and LiDAR (active) imaging. Systems and computer program products are also provided.