Filtering noisy/high-intensity regions in laser-based lane marker detection
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by one or more processors, from at least one sensor of an autonomous vehicle, a plurality of remission signals based on a portion of a lane of travel in an environment, wherein a given remission signal of the plurality of remission signals comprises a respective remission value indicative of a level of reflectiveness for the portion of the lane of travel, wherein the autonomous vehicle is substantially in the lane of travel in the environment;
determining, by the one or more processors, an average remission value based on respective remission signals of the plurality of remission signals, wherein the average remission value is indicative of an average level of reflectiveness for the portion of the lane of travel;
comparing, by the one or more processors, the average remission value to a known remission threshold indicative of a minimum level of reflectiveness for a lane marker in the lane of travel;
based on the comparison, the one or more processors adjusting the known remission threshold to be an adjusted known remission threshold, wherein the adjusted remission threshold is used for only a predetermined period of time as the autonomous vehicle navigates in the lane of travel; and
responsive to the adjusting, the one or more processors (i) determining, based on the adjusted known remission threshold, that the portion of the lane of travel includes at least one lane marker demarcating the lane of travel, and (ii) controlling the autonomous vehicle to navigate the lane of travel within the determined at least one lane marker demarcating the lane of travel.
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Abstract
An autonomous vehicle may be configured to receive, using a computer system, a plurality of remission signals from a portion of a lane of travel in an environment in response to at least one sensor of the vehicle sensing the portion of the lane of travel. A given remission signal of the plurality of remission signals may include a remission value indicative of a level of reflectiveness for the portion of the lane of travel. The vehicle may also be configured to compare the plurality of remission signals to a known remission value indicative of a level of reflectiveness for a lane marker in the lane of travel. Based on the comparison, the vehicle may additionally be configured to determine whether the portion of the lane of travel in the environment is indicative of a presence of the lane marker.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by one or more processors, from at least one sensor of an autonomous vehicle, a plurality of remission signals based on a portion of a lane of travel in an environment, wherein a given remission signal of the plurality of remission signals comprises a respective remission value indicative of a level of reflectiveness for the portion of the lane of travel, wherein the autonomous vehicle is substantially in the lane of travel in the environment; determining, by the one or more processors, an average remission value based on respective remission signals of the plurality of remission signals, wherein the average remission value is indicative of an average level of reflectiveness for the portion of the lane of travel; comparing, by the one or more processors, the average remission value to a known remission threshold indicative of a minimum level of reflectiveness for a lane marker in the lane of travel; based on the comparison, the one or more processors adjusting the known remission threshold to be an adjusted known remission threshold, wherein the adjusted remission threshold is used for only a predetermined period of time as the autonomous vehicle navigates in the lane of travel; and responsive to the adjusting, the one or more processors (i) determining, based on the adjusted known remission threshold, that the portion of the lane of travel includes at least one lane marker demarcating the lane of travel, and (ii) controlling the autonomous vehicle to navigate the lane of travel within the determined at least one lane marker demarcating the lane of travel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An autonomous vehicle comprising:
- at least one sensor configured to sense a lane of travel in an environment of the autonomous vehicle, wherein the autonomous vehicle is substantially in the lane of travel in the environment;
a computer system, wherein the computer system is configured to; receive, from the at least one sensor, a plurality of remission signals based on a portion of the lane of travel in the environment, wherein a given remission signal of the plurality of remission signals comprises a respective remission value indicative of a level of reflectiveness for the portion of the lane of travel; determine an average remission value based on respective remission signals of the plurality of remission signals, wherein the average remission value is indicative of an average level of reflectiveness for the portion of the lane of travel; compare the average remission value to a known remission threshold indicative of a minimum level of reflectiveness for a lane marker in the lane of travel; based on the comparison, adjust the known remission threshold to be an adjusted known remission threshold, wherein the adjusted remission threshold is used for only a predetermined period of time as the autonomous vehicle navigates in the lane of travel; and
responsive to the adjusting, (i) determine, based on the adjusted known remission threshold, that the portion of the lane of travel includes at least one lane marker demarcating the lane of travel, and (ii) control the autonomous vehicle to navigate the lane of travel within the determined at least one lane marker demarcating the lane of travel. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
- at least one sensor configured to sense a lane of travel in an environment of the autonomous vehicle, wherein the autonomous vehicle is substantially in the lane of travel in the environment;
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15. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein instructions that, when executed by a computer system of an autonomous vehicle, cause the computer system to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, from at least one sensor of the autonomous vehicle, a plurality of remission signals based on a portion of a lane of travel in an environment, wherein a given remission signal of the plurality of remission signals comprises a respective remission value indicative of a level of reflectiveness for the portion of the lane of travel, wherein the autonomous vehicle is substantially in the lane of travel in the environment; determining an average remission value based on respective remission signals of the plurality of remission signals, wherein the average remission value is indicative of an average level of reflectiveness for the portion of the lane of travel; comparing the average remission value to a known remission threshold indicative of a minimum level of reflectiveness for a lane marker in the lane of travel; based on the comparison, adjusting the known remission threshold to be an adjusted known remission threshold, wherein the adjusted remission threshold is used for only a predetermined period of time as the autonomous vehicle navigates in the lane of travel; and responsive to the adjusting, (i) determining, based on the adjusted known remission threshold, that the portion of the lane of travel includes at least one lane marker demarcating the lane of travel, and (ii) controlling the autonomous vehicle to navigate the lane of travel within the determined at least one lane marker demarcating the lane of travel. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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