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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2020
Baidu.com Times Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing, CN;
Baidu Usa Llc, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Xiang Liu, Beijing, CN;
Dongchao Gao, Beijing, CN;
Bin Gao, Beijing, CN;
Fan Zhu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
BAIDU USA LLC, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
BAIDU.COM TIMES TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD., Beijing, CN;
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and system for filtering a point cloud generated by a LIDAR device in an autonomous vehicle is disclosed. A point cloud comprising a plurality of points is generated based on outputs of the LIDAR device. The point cloud is filtered to remove a first set of points in the plurality of points that correspond to noise based on one or more of: point intensity measurements, distances between points, or a combination thereof. Perception data is generated based on the filtered point cloud. Operations of the autonomous vehicle are controlled based on the perception data.