Autonomous vehicle damage and salvage assessment
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of assessing salvage potential for an autonomous vehicle following damage to the autonomous vehicle, comprising:
- receiving, at one or more processors, information regarding a plurality of components associated with autonomous operation features of the autonomous vehicle;
identifying, by one or more processors, one or more components of the plurality of components to assess, wherein the one or more components include one or more sensors;
generating, by one or more processors, one or more test signals to be sent to the identified one or more components;
applying, by one or more processors, the one or more test signals to the identified one or more components;
detecting, at one or more processors, one or more responses from the one or more components in response to the one or more test signals;
obtaining, by one or more processors, one or more expected responses from the one or more components based upon the received information; and
determining, by one or more processors, whether each of the one or more components is salvageable based upon a comparison between the detected responses and the expected responses.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for assessing, detecting, and responding to malfunctions involving components of autonomous vehicle and/or smart homes are described herein. Autonomous operation features and related components can be assessed using direct or indirect data regarding operation. Such assessment may be performed to determine the condition of components for salvage following a collision or other loss-event. To this end, the information regarding a plurality of components may be received. A component of the plurality of components may be identified for assessment. Assessment may including causing test signals to be sent to the identified component. In response to the test signal, one or more responses may be received. The received response may be compared to an expected response to determine whether the identified component is salvageable.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of assessing salvage potential for an autonomous vehicle following damage to the autonomous vehicle, comprising:
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receiving, at one or more processors, information regarding a plurality of components associated with autonomous operation features of the autonomous vehicle; identifying, by one or more processors, one or more components of the plurality of components to assess, wherein the one or more components include one or more sensors; generating, by one or more processors, one or more test signals to be sent to the identified one or more components; applying, by one or more processors, the one or more test signals to the identified one or more components; detecting, at one or more processors, one or more responses from the one or more components in response to the one or more test signals; obtaining, by one or more processors, one or more expected responses from the one or more components based upon the received information; and determining, by one or more processors, whether each of the one or more components is salvageable based upon a comparison between the detected responses and the expected responses. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer system configured to assess salvage potential for an autonomous vehicle following damage to the autonomous vehicle, comprising:
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one or more processors; one or more transceivers adapted to communicate with a plurality of components associated with autonomous operation features of the autonomous vehicle; and a non-transitory program memory coupled to the one or more processors and storing executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computer system to; receive information regarding the plurality of components associated with autonomous operation features of the autonomous vehicle; identify one or more components of the plurality of components to assess, wherein the one or more components include one or more sensors; generate one or more test signals to be sent to the identified one or more components; apply the one or more test signals to the identified one or more components; detect one or more responses from the one or more components in response to the one or more test signals; obtain one or more expected responses from the one or more components based upon the received information; and determine whether each of the one or more components is salvageable based upon a comparison between the detected responses and the expected responses. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing processor-executable instructions, that when executed cause one or more processors to:
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receive information regarding the plurality of components associated with autonomous operation features of the autonomous vehicle; identify one or more components of the plurality of components to assess, wherein the one or more components include one or more sensors; generate one or more test signals to be sent to the identified one or more components; apply the one or more test signals to the identified one or more components; detect one or more responses from the one or more components in response to the one or more test signals; obtain one or more expected responses from the one or more components based upon the received information; and determine whether each of the one or more components is salvageable based upon the detected responses and the expected responses.
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