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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2020
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Inventor:
Takeshi Uraki, Yokkaichi, JP;
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 60/00 (2020.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); G01S 17/89 (2020.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 15/08 (2006.01); G01S 15/931 (2020.01); G01S 17/10 (2020.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01); G06V 20/64 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 60/0025 (2020.02); G01S 7/4817 (2013.01); G01S 15/08 (2013.01); G01S 15/931 (2013.01); G01S 17/10 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); G06V 20/582 (2022.01); G06V 20/64 (2022.01); B60W 2420/52 (2013.01); G01S 2015/932 (2013.01);
Abstract
A LiDAR sensor three-dimensionally scans laser light outward of the vehicle and receives reflected light. A LiDAR data analyzer groups three-dimensional points of the reflected light acquired by the LiDAR sensor into clusters. A precise docking control start determination unit compares shapes and reflectance distributions between at least one of the clusters obtained by the LiDAR data analyzer and a reference cluster representing a stop target to determine whether or not the at least one cluster includes the stop target.