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System and method for tracking objects

  • US 9,563,813 B1
  • Filed: 09/27/2013
  • Issued: 02/07/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for tracking objects, the method comprising:

  • obtaining a set of input from one or more sensors, the sensors being configured to perceive an environment;

    determining, using one or more processors, a three-dimensional bitmap associated with an environmental state based on the set of input, the three-dimensional bitmap comprising a plurality of pixels; and

    identifying, using the one or more processors, a position for an object using the three-dimensional bitmap, wherein an intensity of each pixel at a particular coordinate of the bitmap represents a likelihood that the object is at a location within the environment corresponding to the particular coordinate of the three-dimensional bitmap; and

    controlling a vehicle using an automated driving system based on the position in order to avoid the object.

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