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Patent No.:

US 11983935 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2024

Filed:

Dec. 21, 2022

Estimating auto exposure values of camera by prioritizing object of interest based on contextual inputs from 3d maps

Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Neetu Agarwal, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Ravi Basavaraj, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Richard L. Kwant, San Bruno, CA (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:

Frank A. MacKenzie

Brooks Kushman, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Andrew W Johns

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 10/25 (2022.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G06V 10/60 (2022.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 20/58 (2022.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/0212 (2013.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G06V 10/25 (2022.01); G06V 10/60 (2022.01); G05D 2201/0213 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30261 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for operating a vehicle, is provided. The method includes, by a vehicle control system of the vehicle, identifying map data for a present location of the vehicle using a location of the vehicle and pose and trajectory data for the vehicle, identifying a field of view of a camera of the vehicle, and analyzing the map data to identify an object that is expected to be in the field of view of the camera. The method further includes, based on (a) a class of the object, (b) characteristics of a region of interest in the field of view of the vehicle, or (c) both, selecting an automatic exposure (AE) setting for the camera. The method additionally includes causing the camera to use the AE setting when capturing images of the object, and using the camera, capturing the images of the object.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Agarwal, Neetu. (2024). Estimating auto exposure values of camera by prioritizing object of interest based on contextual inputs from 3d maps (U.S. Patent No. 11983935). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11983935

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