Determination of object heading based on point cloud
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving, by a computer system from a LIDAR unit, spatial-point data indicating a set of spatial points, each spatial point representing a point in three dimensions, wherein the set of spatial points corresponds to an object-of-interest;
determining, for each spatial point, an associated projected point, each projected point representing a point in two dimensions;
determining a set of line segments based on the determined projected points, wherein each respective line segment connects at least two determined projected points;
determining an orientation of at least one determined line segment from the set of line segments;
determining a heading of the object-of-interest based on at least the determined orientation; and
controlling a vehicle, by the computer system, based on the determined heading of the object-of-interest.
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Abstract
An autonomous vehicle configured to determine the heading of an object-of-interest based on a point cloud. An example computer-implemented method involves: (a) receiving spatial-point data indicating a set of spatial points, each spatial point representing a point in three dimensions, where the set of spatial points corresponds to an object-of-interest; (b) determining, for each spatial point, an associated projected point, each projected point representing a point in two dimensions; (c) determining a set of line segments based on the determined projected points, where each respective line segment connects at least two determined projected points; (d) determining an orientation of at least one determined line segment from the set of line segments; and (e) determining a heading of the object-of-interest based on at least the determined orientation.
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30 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving, by a computer system from a LIDAR unit, spatial-point data indicating a set of spatial points, each spatial point representing a point in three dimensions, wherein the set of spatial points corresponds to an object-of-interest; determining, for each spatial point, an associated projected point, each projected point representing a point in two dimensions; determining a set of line segments based on the determined projected points, wherein each respective line segment connects at least two determined projected points; determining an orientation of at least one determined line segment from the set of line segments; determining a heading of the object-of-interest based on at least the determined orientation; and controlling a vehicle, by the computer system, based on the determined heading of the object-of-interest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having program instructions stored thereon that are executable by at least one processor, the program instructions comprising:
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instructions for receiving, from a LIDAR unit, spatial-point data indicating a set of spatial points, each spatial point representing a point in three dimensions, wherein the set of spatial points corresponds to an object-of-interest; instructions for determining, for each spatial point, an associated projected point, each projected point representing a point in two dimensions; instructions for determining a set of line segments based on the determined projected points, wherein each respective line segment connects at least two determined projected points; instructions for determining an orientation of at least one determined line segment from the set of line segments; instructions for determining a heading of the object-of-interest based on at least the determined orientation; and instructions for controlling a vehicle based on the determined heading of the object-of-interest. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An autonomous-vehicle system comprising:
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one or more sensors; a computer system configured to; receive spatial-point data indicating a set of spatial points, each spatial point representing a point in three dimensions, wherein the set of spatial points corresponds to an object-of-interest; determine, for each spatial point, an associated projected point, each projected point representing a point in two dimensions; determine a set of line segments based on the determined projected points, wherein each respective line segment connects at least two determined projected points; determine an orientation of at least one determined line segment from the set of line segments; and determine a heading of the object-of-interest based on at least the determined orientation. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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