The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2022
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Wei Zeng, Oakland Township, MI (US);
Shuqing Zeng, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Huabing Zhu, Troy, MI (US);
Jordan B. Chipka, Commerce Township, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of modeling precipitation effects in a virtual LiDAR sensor, the method includes receiving a point cloud model representing three-dimensional coordinates of objects as the objects would be sensed by a LiDAR sensor. The method further includes generating a stochastic model of rainfall or snowfall, estimating a probability that a light source from the LiDAR sensor hits a raindrop or a snowflake based on the stochastic model, and modifying the received point cloud model to include effects induced by the modeled rainfall or snowfall based on the probability that light sourced from the LiDAR sensor encounters a raindrop or a snowflake.