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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2024
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Jacob Daniel Boydston, Foster City, CA (US);
Kenneth Nathan Brown, San Carlos, CA (US);
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques for estimating a ground profile for an environment associated with a vehicle are described herein. Sensor data associated with a vehicle may be used to determine sensor data points associated with a path of the vehicle. Using a first metric and a second metric, such as a maximum slope and minimum slope based on the position of the vehicle and/or a previously-determined ground point, a region (e.g., search window) may be determined, and based on the region, a subset of sensor data points included in the region. The subset of sensor data points may be used to determine a ground point. In some instances, the ground point may be determined based on an average height of the sensor data points. A ground profile may be determined that at least partially includes the ground point.