Radar multipath processing
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1. An autonomous vehicle (AV) comprising:
- a sensor array comprising at least a radar system;
acceleration, braking, and steering systems;
a memory storing a set of localization maps for a given region; and
an AV control system comprising one or more processors executing an instruction set causing the AV control system to;
receive sensor data from the sensor array, the sensor data including radar data from the radar system;
access a current localization map from the set of localization maps stored in the memory, the current localization map indicating a current surrounding of the AV;
compare the radar data with the current localization map to identify multipath objects in the radar data;
from the identified multipath objects, identify one or more multipath objects of interest;
track the one or more multipath objects of interest; and
analyze the current localization map, the sensor data, and the one or more multipath objects of interest to operate the acceleration, braking, and steering systems of the AV along a current route within the given region.
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Abstract
A control system of an autonomous vehicle (AV) can receive sensor data from a sensor array of the AV. The sensor data can comprise raw radar data from a radar system of the sensor array, and in many examples, a live LIDAR data from a LIDAR system of the sensor array. In certain implementations the control system can access a current localization map or a live LIDAR map of a surrounding area of the AV, and compare the raw radar data with the current localization map or the live LIDAR map to identify multipath objects in the raw radar data. The control system may then remove the multipath objects or track the actual objects corresponding to the multipath objects accordingly.
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1. An autonomous vehicle (AV) comprising:
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a sensor array comprising at least a radar system; acceleration, braking, and steering systems; a memory storing a set of localization maps for a given region; and an AV control system comprising one or more processors executing an instruction set causing the AV control system to; receive sensor data from the sensor array, the sensor data including radar data from the radar system; access a current localization map from the set of localization maps stored in the memory, the current localization map indicating a current surrounding of the AV; compare the radar data with the current localization map to identify multipath objects in the radar data; from the identified multipath objects, identify one or more multipath objects of interest; track the one or more multipath objects of interest; and analyze the current localization map, the sensor data, and the one or more multipath objects of interest to operate the acceleration, braking, and steering systems of the AV along a current route within the given region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A radar multipath processing system comprising:
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one or more processors; and one or more memory resources storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to; receive radar data from a radar system of an autonomous vehicle (AV); access a current localization map from a set of localization maps stored on-board the AV, the current localization map indicating a current surrounding of the AV; and compare the radar data with the current localization map to identify multipath objects in the radar data; from the identified multipath objects, identify one or more multipath objects of interest; and track the one or more multipath objects of interest for the AV. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-implemented method of autonomously operating a vehicle, the method being performed by one or more processors and comprising:
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receiving sensor data from a sensor array of the vehicle, the sensor data including radar data from a radar system of the vehicle; accessing a current localization map for a given region from a set of localization maps stored in memory on-board the vehicle, the current localization map indicating a current surrounding of the vehicle; comparing the radar data with the current localization map to identify multipath objects in the radar data; from the identified multipath objects, identify one or more multipath objects of interest; and track the one or more multipath objects of interest for the vehicle, analyzing the current localization map, the sensor data, and the one or more multipath objects of interest to operate acceleration, braking, and steering systems of the vehicle along a current route within the given region. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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