IP Library Granted Patent US 10,775,509
Granted Patent B2
US 10,775,509 · App. 16/135,288 · Granted Sep 15, 2020

Sensor field of view mapping

Inventors: Codrin Cionca (Ann Arbor, MI); Mostafa Parchami (Dearborn, MI); Zhen Zhao (Farmington Hills, MI); Juan Enrique Castorena Martinez (Southfield, MI)
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
G01S17/89B64C39/024G01S17/08G01S17/931G08G1/0116G01S17/42
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Patent No.
US 10,775,509
App. No.
16/135,288
Granted
Sep 15, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A map of an area is generated from first sensor data of a first field of view including a blocked area and second sensor data of a second field of view having an unblocked view of the blocked area.

Claims (22)

1. A method, comprising:

generating a map of an area from first sensor data of a first field of view including a blocked area and second sensor data of a second field of view having an unblocked view of the blocked area;

wherein the map is generated to display at least part of the first field of view and at least part of the second field of view, whereby at least part of the blocked area is included in the map;

wherein the first sensor data and the second sensor data are respectively from a first sensor having the first field of view and a second sensor having the second field of view; and

wherein the first sensor is mounted to a stationary infrastructure node and the second sensor is mounted to one of a movable platform attached to the infrastructure node or an unmanned aerial vehicle.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising moving the second sensor from a first position providing the first field of view to a second position providing the second field of view.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first sensor is mounted to a stationary infrastructure node and the second sensor is included on the unmanned aerial vehicle.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the blocked area includes determining a position and a size of an object.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining the second field of view based on at least one of the position of a second sensor, a position of an obstacle, and a size of the obstacle.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising generating the map based on third sensor data for a field of view of a second blocked area.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising defining the blocked area based on lines of sight emanating from the first sensor.

8. A system, comprising a computer including a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to:

generate a map of an area from first sensor data of a first field of view including a blocked area and second sensor data of a second field of view having an unblocked view of the blocked area;

wherein the map is generated to display at least part of the first field of view and at least part of the second field of view, whereby at least part of the blocked area is included in the map;

wherein the first sensor data and the second sensor data are respectively from a first sensor having the first field of view and a second sensor having the second field of view; and

wherein the first sensor is mounted to a stationary infrastructure node and the second sensor is mounted to one of a movable platform attached to the infrastructure node or an unmanned aerial vehicle.

9. The system of claim 8 , the instructions further comprising instructions to move the second sensor from a first position providing the first field of view to a second position providing the second field of view.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the first sensor is mounted to a stationary infrastructure node and the second sensor is included on the unmanned aerial vehicle.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein identifying the blocked area includes determining a position and a size of an object.

12. The system of claim 8 , the instructions further comprising instructions to determine the second field of view based on at least one of a position of the second sensor, a position of an obstacle, and a size of the obstacle.

13. The system of claim 8 , the instructions further comprising instructions to generate the map based on third sensor data for a field of view of a second blocked area.

14. The system of claim 8 , the instructions further comprising instructions to define the blocked area based on lines of sight emanating from the first sensor.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 19, 2018
From: CIONCA, CODRIN; PARCHAMI, MOSTAFA; ZHAO, ZHEN; CASTORENA MARTINEZ, JUAN ENRIQUE
To: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 046910/0837 →
Continuity (1)
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