Occluded area detection with static obstacle maps
First Claim
1. A method of operating a vehicle, the method comprising:
- acquiring sensor data, using one or more sensors, of at least a portion of an external environment of the vehicle;
detecting a dynamic obstacle in the external environment of the vehicle based on the acquired sensor data;
determining, using a processor, whether a secondary occluded area is located behind the dynamic obstacle relative to a current location of the vehicle based on a static obstacle map;
responsive to determining that a secondary occluded area is located behind the dynamic obstacle relative to a current location of the vehicle based on the static obstacle map, determining a driving maneuver for the vehicle based on at least the dynamic obstacle and the secondary occluded area; and
causing the vehicle to implement the determined driving maneuver.
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Abstract
Ray tracing and static obstacle maps can be used in the operation of a vehicle. Sensor data of at least a portion of an external environment of the vehicle can be acquired. A dynamic obstacle in the external environment of the vehicle can be detected based on the acquired sensor data. In response to detecting a dynamic obstacle, it can be determined whether a secondary occluded area is located behind the dynamic obstacle relative to a current location of the vehicle based on a static obstacle map. Responsive to determining that a secondary occluded area is located behind the dynamic obstacle relative to a current location of the vehicle based on a static obstacle map, a driving maneuver for the vehicle can be determined based on at least the dynamic obstacle and the secondary occluded area. The vehicle can be caused to implement the determined driving maneuver.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of operating a vehicle, the method comprising:
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acquiring sensor data, using one or more sensors, of at least a portion of an external environment of the vehicle; detecting a dynamic obstacle in the external environment of the vehicle based on the acquired sensor data; determining, using a processor, whether a secondary occluded area is located behind the dynamic obstacle relative to a current location of the vehicle based on a static obstacle map; responsive to determining that a secondary occluded area is located behind the dynamic obstacle relative to a current location of the vehicle based on the static obstacle map, determining a driving maneuver for the vehicle based on at least the dynamic obstacle and the secondary occluded area; and causing the vehicle to implement the determined driving maneuver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system of determining occluded areas using static obstacle maps for a vehicle, the system comprising:
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one or more sensors, the one or more sensors being configured to acquire sensor data of at least a portion of an external environment of the vehicle; and a processor operatively connected to the one or more sensors, the processor being configured to; detect a dynamic obstacle in the external environment of the vehicle based on the acquired sensor data; determine whether a secondary occluded area is located behind the dynamic obstacle relative to a current location of the vehicle based on a static obstacle map; responsive to determining that a secondary occluded area is located behind the dynamic obstacle relative to a current location of the vehicle based on the static obstacle map, determine a driving maneuver for the vehicle based on at least the dynamic obstacle and the secondary occluded area; and cause the vehicle to implement the determined driving maneuver. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of updating a static obstacle map, the method comprising:
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acquiring sensor data, using one or more sensors, of at least a portion of an external environment of a vehicle; detecting an obstacle in the external environment of the vehicle based on the acquired sensor data; determining a location for the detected obstacle; determining, using a static obstacle map, whether the location of the detected obstacle is behind an expected location of a static obstacle included in the static obstacle map relative to a current location of the vehicle; and responsive to determining that the location of the obstacle is behind the expected location of a static obstacle included in the static obstacle map relative to the current location of the vehicle, sending a command to update the static obstacle map by removing the static obstacle.
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