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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2021
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Tod Cameron Semple, Woodside, CA (US);
Nathan David Shemonski, San Mateo, CA (US);
Qiaosi Chen, San Francisco, CA (US);
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques for generating simulations to evaluate a performance of an object controller. The controller may be configured to control one or more functionalities of a simulated object (e.g., a 'smart object') in a simulation, such as make the smart object operate like a human in a given scenario. A simulation system may generate one or more simulations based on log data captured by a vehicle operating in a physical environment. The simulation system may cause the object controller to control at least one smart object in the simulation, the smart object being representative of an actual object detected in the physical environment. The simulation system may compare a smart object trajectory to an actual object trajectory of the object to determine a performance metric associated with the object controller. Based on a determination that the performance metric satisfies a threshold, the simulation system may validate the object controller.