Methods and Systems for Detecting Weather Conditions Using Vehicle Onboard Sensors
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving laser data collected for an environment of a vehicle, wherein the laser data includes a plurality of laser data points;
associating, by a computing device, laser data points of the plurality of laser data points with one or more objects in the environment;
determining given laser data points of the plurality of laser data points that are unassociated with the one or more objects in the environment as being representative of an untracked object; and
based on one or more untracked objects being determined, identifying by the computing device an indication of a weather condition of the environment.
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Abstract
Example methods and systems for detecting weather conditions using vehicle onboard sensors are provided. An example method includes receiving laser data collected for an environment of a vehicle, and the laser data includes a plurality of laser data points. The method also includes associating, by a computing device, laser data points of the plurality of laser data points with one or more objects in the environment, and determining given laser data points of the plurality of laser data points that are unassociated with the one or more objects in the environment as being representative of an untracked object. The method also includes based on one or more untracked objects being determined, identifying by the computing device an indication of a weather condition of the environment.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving laser data collected for an environment of a vehicle, wherein the laser data includes a plurality of laser data points; associating, by a computing device, laser data points of the plurality of laser data points with one or more objects in the environment; determining given laser data points of the plurality of laser data points that are unassociated with the one or more objects in the environment as being representative of an untracked object; and based on one or more untracked objects being determined, identifying by the computing device an indication of a weather condition of the environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored therein instructions, that when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform functions comprising:
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receiving laser data collected for an environment of a vehicle, wherein the laser data includes a plurality of laser data points; associating laser data points of the plurality of laser data points with one or more objects in the environment; determining given laser data points of the plurality of laser data points that are unassociated with the one or more objects in the environment as being representative of an untracked object; and based on one or more untracked objects being determined, identifying an indication of a weather condition of the environment. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A system, comprising:
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at least one processor; and data storage comprising instructions executable by the at least one processor to cause the system to perform functions comprising; receiving laser data collected for an environment of a vehicle, wherein the laser data includes a plurality of laser data points; associating laser data points of the plurality of laser data points with one or more objects in the environment; determining given laser data points of the plurality of laser data points that are unassociated with the one or more objects in the environment as being representative of an untracked object; and based on one or more untracked objects being determined, identifying an indication of a weather condition of the environment. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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