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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2024
Torc Robotics, Inc., Blacksburg, VA (US);
Savio Pereira, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Akshay Pai Raikar, Blacksburg, VA (US);
William Davis, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Joseph R. Fox-Rabinovitz, Blacksburg, VA (US);
TORC ROBOTICS, INC., Blacksburg, VA (US);
Abstract
A perception system including at least one processor configured to perform operations including (i) identifying at least two construction markers on a road surface based upon analysis of sensor data from a plurality of sensors; (ii) based upon the identification of at least two construction markers, determining a starting point of a construction zone; (iii) for each construction marker identified past the starting point in the construction zone, (a) connecting each construction marker with a corresponding leading construction marker; (b) inserting each construction marker and a respective connection with the corresponding leading construction marker into a graph or a map; and (c) based upon each construction marker and the respective connection inserted into the graph or map, updating a drivable surface and a reference path; and (iv) upon not detecting a new construction marker past the starting point in the construction zone, determining the construction zone has ended is disclosed.