GM Cruise Holdings LLC patent applications published on July 25th, 2024

Summary of the patent applications from GM Cruise Holdings LLC on July 25th, 2024

• • Summary:**

The recent patents filed by the organization focus on innovative technologies for improving various aspects of autonomous vehicles. These patents include a deep learning optimizer to prevent catastrophic forgetting, a method for deicing ultrasonic sensors using frequency tuning, a system for inspecting autonomous vehicles with a robotic arm and modular hub, and techniques for predicting object trajectories near autonomous vehicles based on geometric anchoring.

• • Key Points of Patents:**

- Deep learning optimizer to prevent catastrophic forgetting:

 * Saving the original state of the model to a buffer.
 * Applying new gradients to intermediate model states during training.
 * Calculating a displacement vector to adjust the model's weights.
 * Performing an orthogonal projection of the final gradient to mitigate inconsistencies.
 * Applying the orthogonal gradient to the original state of the model.

- Deicing ultrasonic sensors using frequency tuning:

 * Determining the presence of frozen precipitation on the sensor's radiation surface.
 * Finding the resonance frequency to remove the frozen layer.
 * Emitting sound waves at the resonance frequency to deice/defrost the sensor.

- System for inspecting autonomous vehicles with a robotic arm and modular hub:

 * Utilization of a robotic arm with a modular hub for inspections.
 * Modular hub with multiple ports for connecting peripherals.
 * Individual control of each peripheral by the controller.

- Techniques for predicting object trajectories near autonomous vehicles based on geometric anchoring:

 * Identification of predicted trajectories of objects near an AV.
 * Assignment of modes to predicted trajectories based on geometry.
 * Determination of probabilities for different modes.

• • Notable Applications:**

- Improved performance and efficiency in deep learning tasks. - Enhanced accuracy and reliability of sensor technologies. - Streamlined inspection processes for autonomous vehicles. - Enhanced safety and functionality of autonomous vehicles.

Patent applications for GM Cruise Holdings LLC on July 25th, 2024

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE PREDICTION LAYER TRAINING (18158424)

Main Inventor

Thanard Kurutach

MULTI-HEAD MACHINE LEARNING MODEL FOR PROCESSING MULTI-SENSOR DATA (18158973)

Main Inventor

Pranay Agrawal

TRAJECTORY PREDICTION THROUGH SEMANTIC INTERACTION (18158226)

Main Inventor

Abbas Shikari

MITIGATING OUTAGE OF SERVICE PROVIDED BY AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE (18158073)

Main Inventor

Srishti Koduvayur

MAJOR-MINOR INTERSECTION PREDICTION USING TRAFFIC SIGN FEATURES (18158162)

Main Inventor

Thanard Kurutach

MULTIMODAL TRAJECTORY PREDICTIONS BASED ON GEOMETRIC ANCHORING (18158183)

Main Inventor

Adam Abdulhamid

MULTI-FUNCTION ROBOTIC ARM WITH MODULAR HUB FOR AUTOMATED INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES (18156564)

Main Inventor

Rajat Basu

SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR DEICING SENSORS (18156995)

Main Inventor

Anurup Guha

OBJECT TRACKING BASED ON UNUSED SENSOR DATA (18159000)

Main Inventor

Akshay Rangesh

DEEP LEARNING OPTIMIZER FOR FINE-TUNING WHILE DYNAMICALLY MITIGATING CATASTROPHIC FORGETTING (18159349)

Main Inventor

Zhao Chen