Systems and methods for autonomous vehicles with lighting control
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1. An autonomous vehicle, comprising:
- a chassis;
two or more drive wheels extending below the chassis;
one or more drive motors housed within the chassis for driving the drive wheels;
a payload surface on top of the chassis for carrying a payload;
a sensor on the front of the chassis;
an illumination system for emitting light from at least a portion of the chassis; and
a processor in communication with the sensor and the illumination system for controlling the illumination;
wherein the processor is configured to control the illumination system to display a first pattern, receive a signal from the sensor based on a detected object, and control the illumination system to display a second pattern based on the signal;
wherein the illumination system is mounted around the entire perimeter of the chassis.
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Abstract
An autonomous vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle comprises a chassis, two or more drive wheels extending below the chassis, a drive motor housed within the chassis for driving the drive wheels, and a payload surface on top of the chassis for carrying a payload. An illumination system, for emitting light from at least one portion of the chassis, is mounted substantially around the entire perimeter of the chassis. The illumination system may be implemented using an array of light-emitting diodes (“LEDs”) that are arranged as segments. For example, there may be “headlight” segments on the front left and front right corners of the chassis.
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1. An autonomous vehicle, comprising:
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a chassis; two or more drive wheels extending below the chassis; one or more drive motors housed within the chassis for driving the drive wheels; a payload surface on top of the chassis for carrying a payload; a sensor on the front of the chassis; an illumination system for emitting light from at least a portion of the chassis; and a processor in communication with the sensor and the illumination system for controlling the illumination; wherein the processor is configured to control the illumination system to display a first pattern, receive a signal from the sensor based on a detected object, and control the illumination system to display a second pattern based on the signal; wherein the illumination system is mounted around the entire perimeter of the chassis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of controlling an illumination system for an autonomous vehicle, the method comprising:
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storing, in a memory, a plurality of lighting pattern definitions for controlling the illumination system; receiving, at a processor connected to the memory and the illumination system, state data defining a current state of the autonomous vehicle; at the processor, selecting one of the lighting patterns based on the state data; and controlling the illumination system according to the selected lighting pattern definition. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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