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Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2023

Filed:

Apr. 14, 2022
Applicant:

GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);

Inventors:

Syed Bilal Mehdi, Foster City, CA (US);

Sayyed Rouhollah Jafari Tafti, Troy, MI (US);

Michael Alan Losh, Rochester Hills, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/3833 (2020.08); G01C 21/3815 (2020.08); G01C 21/3826 (2020.08);
Abstract

A method for generating an occlusion map using crowdsourcing includes receiving occlusion data from a host vehicle. The occlusion data includes a plurality of virtual detection lines each extending from the sensor and intersecting an off-road area. The method further includes marking all non-occluded points that are located inside the off-road area and that are located within a predetermined distance from each plurality of virtual detection lines. The method further includes determining a non-occluded region inside the off-road area using the non-occluded points that have been previously marked inside the off-road area, wherein the non-occluded region is part of non-occlusion data. The method further includes generating an occlusion map using the non-occlusion data. The method further includes transmitting the occlusion map to the host vehicle. The method can also determine an occlusion caused by an elevation peak.


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