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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2020
Applicant:
Waymo Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jason Watson, San Jose, CA (US);
Blaise Gassend, East Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Waymo LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 3/08 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 17/89 (2020.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); G06T 7/246 (2017.01); G06V 10/141 (2022.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4817 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); G06T 7/246 (2017.01); G06V 10/141 (2022.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01); G06T 2207/10016 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10048 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for occlusion detection. An example system includes a primary reflective surface and a rotatable mirror configured to rotate about a rotational axis. The rotatable mirror includes a plurality of secondary reflective surfaces. The system also includes an optical element and a camera that is configured to capture at least one image of the optical element by way of the primary reflective surface and at least one secondary reflective surface of the rotatable mirror.