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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2022
Applicant:
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Inventors:
Allan Zelener, San Mateo, CA (US);
Qiang Zhai, Foster City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 60/00 (2020.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 60/001 (2020.02); G01S 7/4817 (2013.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); B60W 2420/408 (2024.01);
Abstract
A method is provided comprising performing a first sweeping scan using a sensor (e.g. a lidar sensor) of a vehicle when the vehicle is navigating in a first direction. The first sweeping scan comprises a seam at a first location relative to the vehicle. A second sweeping scan is defined when the vehicle is navigating in a second direction. The second sweeping scan comprises a seam at a different second location relative to the vehicle. The vehicle is controlled based at least in part on the first sweeping scan.