SYSTEM AND METHODS TO SUPPORT AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES VIA ENVIRONMENTAL PERCEPTION AND SENSOR CALIBRATION AND VERIFICATION
First Claim
1. An autonomous vehicle support system, comprising:
- a lighting network having;
a plurality of light units wherein at least one light unit includes at least one sensor type; and
a centralized or distributed controller;
wherein a first light unit receives sensor data from its sensor type;
wherein the controller, forms a local environmental perception of an area local to the first light unit, using the received sensor data from light unit, and receives sensor measurement data from an autonomous vehicle relating to at least a portion of the area, and cross-validates the local environmental perception of the at least portion of the area and the sensor measurement data from the autonomous vehicle.
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Abstract
An autonomous vehicle support system, including a lighting network (100) having, a plurality of light units (106-1, . . . , 106-N) wherein at least one light unit includes at least one sensor type (110-1, . . . , 110-N), and a centralized or distributed controller (102, 105-1, . . . , 105-N), wherein a first light unit (106-1, . . . , 106-N) receives sensor data from its sensor type (110-1, . . . , 110-N), wherein the controller (105-1, . . . , 105-1) forms a local environmental perception of an area local to the first light unit (106-1, . . . , 106-N), using the received sensor data from light unit, and receives sensor measurement data from an autonomous vehicle relating to at least a portion of the area, and cross-validates the local environmental perception of the area and the sensor measurement data from the autonomous vehicle.
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15 Claims
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1. An autonomous vehicle support system, comprising:
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a lighting network having; a plurality of light units wherein at least one light unit includes at least one sensor type; and a centralized or distributed controller; wherein a first light unit receives sensor data from its sensor type; wherein the controller, forms a local environmental perception of an area local to the first light unit, using the received sensor data from light unit, and receives sensor measurement data from an autonomous vehicle relating to at least a portion of the area, and cross-validates the local environmental perception of the at least portion of the area and the sensor measurement data from the autonomous vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of supporting an autonomous vehicle using a lighting network, the lighting network having a plurality of light units wherein at least one light unit includes at least one sensor type and a centralized or distributed controller;
- in communication with the light units, the method comprising the steps of;
receiving, in a first light unit, sensor data from a first sensor type; forming, in the controller, a local environmental perception of an area local to the first light unit, using the received sensor data from light unit; receiving sensor measurement data from an autonomous vehicle relating to at least a portion of the area; cross-validating the local environmental perception of the at least portion of the area and the sensor measurement data from the autonomous vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- in communication with the light units, the method comprising the steps of;
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