Micromirror array for feedback-based image resolution enhancement

JT O'keeffe - US Patent 10,859,678, 2020 - Google Patents
In one embodiment an imaging system (eg, a LIDAR or camera) contains a micromirror array
that is configured in response to sensor data to dynamically enhance a complex shape …

Pervasive 3D graphical user interface with vector field functionality

WCG Lee - US Patent 11,216,150, 2022 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A three-dimensional graphical user interface (3D GUI) configured to be
used by a computer, a display system, an electronic system, or an electro-mechanical …

Distributed LIDAR with fiber optics and a field of view combiner

JT O'keeffe - US Patent 10,564,266, 2020 - Google Patents
Large time-of-flight photodetector arrays can be expensive and one solution is to multiplex
the detector array between several distinct fields of view, thereby increasing its utili zation. In …

Laser range finder with enhanced utilization of a remote located mirror

JT O'keeffe - US Patent 10,591,599, 2020 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A LIDAR can encounter a remotely located mirror as it moves through a
local environment (eg a convex roadside mirror). The remote mirror can occupy a small …

Encoding lidar scanned data for generating high definition maps for autonomous vehicles

L Yang, MD Wheeler - US Patent 11,209,548, 2021 - Google Patents
Embodiments relate to methods for efficiently encoding sensor data captured by an
autonomous vehicle and building a high definition map using the encoded sensor data. The …

Robot interaction with objects based on semantic information associated with embedding spaces

U Nagarajan - US Patent 10,754,318, 2020 - Google Patents
Techniques described herein relate to using reduced-dimensionality embeddings generated
from robot sensor data to identify predetermined semantic labels that guide robot interaction …

Reinforcement learning engine for a radar system

MP Harrison - US Patent 11,327,156, 2022 - Google Patents
Examples disclosed herein relate to an autonomous driving system in a vehicle, including a
radar system with a reinforcement learning engine to control a beam steering antenna and …

Processing point clouds of vehicle sensors having variable scan line distributions using voxel grids

B Englard, EC Danziger - US Patent 10,754,037, 2020 - Google Patents
A method for processing point clouds having variable spatial distributions of scan lines
includes receiving a point cloud portion corresponding to an object in a vehicle environment …

Methods and apparatus for autonomous robotic control

M Versace, A Gorshechnikov - US Patent 10,503,976, 2019 - Google Patents
Sensory processing of visual, auditory, and other sensor information (eg, visual imagery,
LIDAR, RADAR) is conventionally based on “stovepiped,” or isolated processing, with little …

Moving and searching method of mobile robot for following human

J Choi, SS Yun, H Minh - US Patent 10,534,366, 2020 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A human-following robot for searching a following target when failing to
track the following target includes a location estimating module configured to estimate a …