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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2023
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Pontisakos, Allen Park, MI (US);
Rajiv Sithiravel, Scarborough, CA;
Alex Maurice Miller, Canton, MI (US);
Yuhao Liu, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/095 (2012.01); G01S 13/52 (2006.01); G01S 13/931 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/095 (2013.01); G01S 13/52 (2013.01); B60W 30/0956 (2013.01); B60W 2420/408 (2024.01); B60W 2554/4049 (2020.02); G01S 13/931 (2013.01);
Abstract
A computer includes a processor and a memory, and the memory stores instructions executable by the processor to receive range data from a ranging sensor of a vehicle, the range data including a stationary object and an apparent moving object; determine that a path of the apparent moving object is within a threshold distance of the stationary object; and upon determining that the path is within the threshold distance of the stationary object, discard the apparent moving object.