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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2023
Applicant:
Torc Robotics, Inc., Blacksburg, VA (US);
Inventors:
Harish Pullagurla, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Zachary Miller, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Andrew Cunningham, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Assignee:
TORC Robotics, Inc., Blacksburg, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 40/00 (2006.01); B60W 40/076 (2012.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 40/076 (2013.01); B60W 60/001 (2020.02); B60W 2420/408 (2024.01); B60W 2556/45 (2020.02);
Abstract
Systems and methods of predicting a grade of a road upon which a vehicle is traveling are disclosed. An autonomous vehicle system can receive sensor data from a sensor measuring a response from at least one mechanical component of the autonomous vehicle as the autonomous vehicle navigates a road; detect a speed of the autonomous vehicle; determine a predicted grade of the road based on the sensor data and the speed; and navigate the autonomous vehicle based on the predicted grade of the road.