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Patent No.:

US 11851055 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023

Filed:

Mar. 08, 2022

Using wheel orientation to determine future heading

Applicant:

Waymo Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);

Inventor:

Jens-Steffen Ralf Gutmann, Cupertino, CA (US);

Assignee:

Waymo LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorney:

Botos Churchill IP Law

Primary Examiner:

Russell Frejd

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/095 (2012.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01); B60W 40/04 (2006.01); G01S 15/931 (2020.01); G01S 13/931 (2020.01); B60W 10/04 (2006.01); B60W 10/20 (2006.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); G06V 10/25 (2022.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01); G06F 18/00 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/0956 (2013.01); B60W 10/04 (2013.01); B60W 10/20 (2013.01); B60W 40/04 (2013.01); B60W 50/0097 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); G01S 13/931 (2013.01); G01S 15/931 (2013.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); G06F 18/00 (2023.01); G06V 10/25 (2022.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01); G08G 1/166 (2013.01); B60W 2420/42 (2013.01); B60W 2420/52 (2013.01);
Abstract

The technology relates to determining a future heading of an object. In order to do so, sensor data, including information identifying a bounding box representing an object in a vehicle's environment and locations of sensor data points corresponding to the object, may be received. Based on dimensions of the bounding box, an area corresponding to a wheel of the object may be identified. An orientation of the wheel may then be estimated based on the sensor data points having locations within the area. The estimation may then be used to determine a future heading of the object.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Gutmann, Jens-Steffen. (2023). Using wheel orientation to determine future heading (U.S. Patent No. 11851055). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11851055

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