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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2022
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Utkarsh Saini, Pickering, CA;
Steffen P Lindenthal, Oshawa, CA;
Sai Vishnu Aluru, Commerce Twpl., MI (US);
Sravan Daruri, Walled Lake, MI (US);
Norman J Weigert, Whitby, CA;
Fred W Huntzicker, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A dimension calculation system in a host vehicle for dynamically calculating a vehicle dimension using solar shadow information is disclosed. The system is configured to: calculate solar position and an expected vehicle shadow based on geocode location, time and vehicle dynamics; detect an actual vehicle shadow in an image from a vehicle camera; compare the actual vehicle shadow to an expected vehicle shadow; determine a dimension profile and max height point for a vehicle plus vehicle cargo based on a comparison of the actual vehicle shadow to the expected vehicle shadow; calculate a confidence level for the dimension profile and max height point for the vehicle plus cargo; and use the dimension profile and max height point to provide one or more dimension notifications when the confidence level for the dimension profile and max height point for the vehicle plus cargo are above a first threshold level.