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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2023
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Alireza Rahimpour, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Navid Fallahinia, Watertown, MA (US);
Devesh Upadhyay, Canton, MI (US);
Justin Miller, Berkley, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/14 (2020.01); B60W 30/095 (2012.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01); G06V 10/25 (2022.01); G06V 10/75 (2022.01); G06V 10/82 (2022.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); H04N 23/23 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B60W 30/0956 (2013.01); B60W 50/0097 (2013.01); G06V 10/25 (2022.01); G06V 10/751 (2022.01); G06V 10/82 (2022.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); H04N 23/23 (2023.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2420/403 (2013.01); B60W 2554/4045 (2020.02); B60W 2556/10 (2020.02);
Abstract
A far-infrared camera mounted in a vehicle generates an image frame. When an image of a large animal is identified in the image frame, a pixel intensity of the large animal image is determined. An estimated distance to the large animal from the far-infrared camera based on the pixel intensity is determined. When the animal is classified as a tracked animal, and future trajectories of the tracked animal and the vehicle intersect, a component in the vehicle is actuated.