Waymo llc (20250085707). Use of a Reference Image to Detect a Road Obstacle
Use of a Reference Image to Detect a Road Obstacle
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Inventor(s)
David Ian Ferguson of San Francisco CA (US)
Jiajun Zhu of Sunnyvale CA (US)
Use of a Reference Image to Detect a Road Obstacle
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20250085707 titled 'Use of a Reference Image to Detect a Road Obstacle
Original Abstract Submitted
methods and systems for use of a reference image to detect a road obstacle are described. a computing device configured to control a vehicle, may be configured to receive, from an image-capture device, an image of a road on which the vehicle is travelling. the computing device may be configured to compare the image to a reference image; and identify a difference between the image and the reference image. further, the computing device may be configured to determine a level of confidence for identification of the difference. based on the difference and the level of confidence, the computing device may be configured to modify a control strategy associated with a driving behavior of the vehicle; and control the vehicle based on the modified control strategy.
