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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2024
Filed:
May. 09, 2019
Argo Ai, Llc, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Dane P. Bennington, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Stephen Ressler, San Francisco, CA (US);
Elizabeth Ballard, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Michel Laverne, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Argo AI, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A time master and sensor data collection module for a robotic system such as an autonomous vehicle is disclosed. The module includes a processing device, one or more sensors, and programming instructions that are configured to cause the processing device to operate as a timer that generates a vehicle time, receive data from the one or more sensors contained within the housing, and synchronize the data from the one or more sensors contained within the housing with the vehicle time. The integrated sensors may include sensors such as a global positioning system (GPS) unit and/or an inertial measurement unit (IMU). The module may interface with external sensors such as a LiDAR system and/or cameras.