TORC Robotics, Inc. patent applications on December 19th, 2024
Patent Applications by TORC Robotics, Inc. on December 19th, 2024
TORC Robotics, Inc.: 20 patent applications
TORC Robotics, Inc. has applied for patents in the areas of B60W60/00 (5), G01C25/00 (4), G06V20/56 (3), G01S17/931 (3), G01C21/16 (3) G01C25/005 (4), B60W60/001 (3), B60Q1/525 (1), B60W60/0025 (1), G01S5/18 (1)
With keywords such as: vehicle, data, based, autonomous, energy, sensor, sensors, processor, interface, and map in patent application abstracts.
Patent Applications by TORC Robotics, Inc.
20240416829. VEHICLE PROXIMITY NOTIFICATION_simplified_abstract_(torc robotics, inc.)
Inventor(s): Ruel FARUQUE of Blacksburg VA (US) for torc robotics, inc., Andre SCHOLICH of Leipzig (DE) for torc robotics, inc.
IPC Code(s): B60Q1/50, B60Q1/54, B60Q5/00
CPC Code(s): B60Q1/525
Abstract: aspects of this technical solution can include generating, by one or more processors coupled to non-transitory memory, a metric based on one or more of a first aspect of a first trajectory of a vehicle and a second aspect of a second trajectory of an object in a field of view of the vehicle, identifying, by the one or more processors, an audiovisual device of the vehicle located at a portion of an exterior of the vehicle corresponding to the field of view, the audiovisual device configured to output an indication from the portion of the exterior of the vehicle, and actuating, by the one or more processors, the audiovisual device to output the indication having a property based on the metric.
20240416948. LOCALIZATION ALGORITHM_simplified_abstract_(torc robotics, inc.)
Inventor(s): Matthew GOODELL of Blacksburg VA (US) for torc robotics, inc.
IPC Code(s): B60W60/00, B60W50/06, G06T5/00, G06T5/10, G06T5/20, G06T5/50, G06T7/73
CPC Code(s): B60W60/001
Abstract: embodiments herein include an automated vehicle performing localization functions using particle scoring and particle filters. the automated vehicle performs a phase correlation operation that transforms image data of a sensed map and pre-stored base map from a spatial to frequency domain and combines the transformed maps to generate image data of a correlation map. estimated location information of particles are compared against sensed data or other data in sensed sub-maps or the correlation map. the automated vehicle may apply an image-convolution scoring map by combining image data of the sensed and base maps in the spatial domain. the autonomy system may calculate entropies for the correlation map and image-convolution scoring map and combines these maps based upon the respective entropies.
Inventor(s): Joshua WISE of Blacksburg VA (US) for torc robotics, inc.
IPC Code(s): B60W60/00, B60L53/36, G06V20/56
CPC Code(s): B60W60/001
Abstract: an autonomous vehicle can include first one or more sensors located on a first side of the autonomous vehicle; second one or more sensors located on a second side of the autonomous vehicle; and one or more processors. the can processors be configured to automatically control, using images generated by the first one or more sensors, the autonomous vehicle to an energy supply station responsive to determining to resupply energy to the autonomous vehicle; detect, using the images generated by the first one or more sensors, an arrival of the autonomous vehicle at the energy supply station; and responsive to detecting the arrival of the autonomous vehicle at the energy supply station, switch from processing images generated by the first one or more sensors to processing images generated by the second one or more sensors.
Inventor(s): Felix Heide of Blackburg VA (US) for torc robotics, inc., Jim Aldon D'Souza of Blacksburg VA (US) for torc robotics, inc.
IPC Code(s): B60W60/00, H04R3/00
CPC Code(s): B60W60/001
Abstract: an autonomous vehicle including a microphone array of a plurality of microphones, a visual sensor network configured to receive visual signals, at least one processor, and at least one memory storing instructions is disclosed. the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to: (i) generate spatial beamforming maps locating a sound source using a beamforming model corresponding to acoustic signals received at the plurality of microphones of the microphone array; (ii) apply a synthetic aperture expansion to the acoustic signals to increase resolution of the spatial beamforming maps; and (iii) generate a future visual frame based at least partially upon temporal information extracted from the spatial beamforming maps and visualization maps generated based on the visual signals received by the visual sensor network.
Inventor(s): Joshua WISE of Blacksburg VA (US) for torc robotics, inc.
IPC Code(s): B60W60/00, B60L53/36, G06V20/56
CPC Code(s): B60W60/0025
Abstract: an autonomous vehicle can include a sensor and one or more processors. the processors can be configured to automatically control the autonomous vehicle to an energy supply station responsive to determining to resupply energy to the autonomous vehicle; detect, via the sensor, an object corresponding to the energy supply station, the object indicating to initiate energy supply to the autonomous vehicle; responsive to detecting the object, control the autonomous vehicle to stop at a defined position relative to the energy supply station; and open an energy input receptacle of the autonomous vehicle to receive energy from the energy supply station.
Inventor(s): Joseph FOX-RABINOVITZ of Austin TX (US) for torc robotics, inc.
IPC Code(s): G01C25/00, G01C21/16
CPC Code(s): G01C25/005
Abstract: aspects of this technical solution can include transmitting, from a first vehicle to a second vehicle by a communication interface coupled with the first vehicle and the second vehicle, first data indicating a positioning of an antenna of a location sensor of the first vehicle, transmitting, from the first vehicle to the second vehicle by the communication interface, second data of the first vehicle indicating a physical location of the first vehicle, during movement of the first vehicle caused by the second vehicle, and receiving, at the first vehicle from the second vehicle by the communication interface in response to the movement of the first vehicle, third data generated at the second vehicle based on the first data and the second data, the third data corresponding to a calibration of the physical location of the first vehicle.
Inventor(s): Joseph FOX-RABINOVITZ of Austin TX (US) for torc robotics, inc.
IPC Code(s): G01C25/00, G01C21/16
CPC Code(s): G01C25/005
Abstract: aspects of this technical solution can include obtaining, from a first vehicle at a second vehicle by a communication interface coupled with the first vehicle and the second vehicle, first data indicating a positioning of an antenna of a location sensor of the first vehicle, obtaining, from the first vehicle at the second vehicle by the communication interface, second data of the first vehicle indicating a physical location of the first vehicle, during movement of the first vehicle caused by the second vehicle, and generating, at the second vehicle during the movement of the first vehicle and based on the first data and the second data, third data corresponding to a calibration of the physical location of the first vehicle.
Inventor(s): Joseph FOX-RABINOVITZ of Austin TX (US) for torc robotics, inc.
IPC Code(s): G01C25/00, G01C21/16
CPC Code(s): G01C25/005
Abstract: aspects of this technical solution can include a method of calibration of a positioning system of a vehicle. the method can include transmitting, from a first vehicle at a second vehicle by a communication interface coupled with the first vehicle and the second vehicle, first data indicating a direction of gravity relative to a physical orientation of the first vehicle. the method can include transmitting, from the first vehicle at the second vehicle by the communication interface, second data of the first vehicle indicating the physical orientation of the first vehicle, during movement of the first vehicle caused by the second vehicle. and the method can include receiving, at the first vehicle from the second vehicle during the movement of the first vehicle and based on the first data and the second data, third data corresponding to a calibration of the physical orientation of the first vehicle.
Inventor(s): Joseph FOX-RABINOVITZ of Austin TX (US) for torc robotics, inc.
IPC Code(s): G01C25/00
CPC Code(s): G01C25/005
Abstract: aspects of this technical solution can include a method of calibration of a inertial navigation system of a vehicle. the method can include obtaining, from a first vehicle at a second vehicle by a communication interface coupled with the first vehicle and the second vehicle, with first data indicating a direction of gravity relative to a physical orientation of the first vehicle. the method can include obtaining, from the first vehicle at the second vehicle by the communication interface, with second data of the first vehicle indicating the physical orientation of the first vehicle, during movement of the first vehicle caused by the second vehicle. and the method can include generating, at the second vehicle during the movement of the first vehicle and based on the first data and the second data, third data corresponding to a calibration of the physical orientation of the first vehicle.
Inventor(s): Felix Heide of Blacksburg VA (US) for torc robotics, inc., Jim Aldon D'Souza of Blacksburg VA (US) for torc robotics, inc.
IPC Code(s): G01S5/18, B60W60/00, H04R1/40, H04R3/00
CPC Code(s): G01S5/18
Abstract: an autonomous vehicle including a microphone array of a plurality of microphones, a visual sensor network configured to receive visual signals, at least one processor, and at least one memory storing instructions is disclosed. the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to: (i) generate spatial beamforming maps locating a sound source using a beamforming model corresponding to acoustic signals received at the plurality of microphones of the microphone array; (ii) apply a synthetic aperture expansion to the acoustic signals to increase resolution of the spatial beamforming maps; and (iii) generate feature maps for an application in autonomous vehicle driving by combining the improved spatial beamforming maps with visualization maps generated based on the visual signals received by the visual sensor network.
Inventor(s): Felix Heide of New York City NY (US) for torc robotics, inc., Mario Bijelic of Frankfurt (DE) for torc robotics, inc., Nicolas Robidoux of Montreal (CA) for torc robotics, inc.
IPC Code(s): G01S7/4863, G01S17/894, G01S17/931
CPC Code(s): G01S7/4863
Abstract: a system including at least one memory storing instructions, and at least one processor in communication with the at least one memory is disclosed. the at least one processor is configured to execute the stored instructions to: (i) initiate optimization of a pulse emitted by a light detection and ranging (lidar) sensor into an environment of the lidar sensor using a respective channel of a plurality of channels of the lidar sensor; (ii) initiate optimization of a pipeline processing a signal corresponding to the emitted pulse received at a detector of the lidar sensor; (iii) construct a max-rank loss scalarization for the signal using the optimized pipeline; (iv) compute transients using centroid weights based upon the max-rank loss scalarization; and (v) replace a centroid based upon a covariance matrix adaptation-evolution strategy (cma-es) upon determining a new centroid corresponding to the computed transients.
Inventor(s): Felix Heide of New York City NY (US) for torc robotics, inc., Mario Bijelic of Frankfurt (DE) for torc robotics, inc., Nicolas Robidoux of Montreal, Quebec (CA) for torc robotics, inc.
IPC Code(s): G01S7/487, G01S7/497, G01S17/89, G01S17/931
CPC Code(s): G01S7/4873
Abstract: a system including at least one memory storing instructions, and at least one processor in communication with the at least one memory is disclosed. the at least one processor is configured to execute the stored instructions to: (i) control a light detection and ranging (lidar) sensor to emit a pulse into an environment of the lidar sensor; (ii) generate temporal histograms corresponding to a signal detected by a detector of the lidar sensor for the pulse emitted by the lidar sensor; (iii) denoise a temporal waveform generated based on the temporal histograms; (iv) estimate ambient light; (v) determine a noise threshold corresponding to the ambient light; (vi) determine a peak of a plurality of peaks that has a maximum intensity; and (vii) add the peak to a point cloud.
Inventor(s): Felix Heide of New York City NY (US) for torc robotics, inc., Mario Bijelic of Frankfurt (DE) for torc robotics, inc., Nicolas Robidoux of Montreal (CA) for torc robotics, inc.
IPC Code(s): G01S17/894, G01S7/481, G01S7/4863, G01S17/931, G06T7/73
CPC Code(s): G01S17/894
Abstract: a system including at least one memory and at least one processor configured to: (i) identify a set of hyperparameters affecting a wavefront and a pipeline processing a signal corresponding to a pulse received at a detector of a light detection and ranging (lidar) sensor; (ii) identify a set of 3-dimensional (3d) objects for detection using a neural network with the set of hyperparameters optimized based at least in part on a covariance matrix adaptation-evolution strategy (cma-es) and a square root of covariance matrix scale factor; (iii) detect the set of 3d objects from a plurality of lidar point clouds using the neural network with the optimized set of hyperparameters and using a manually tuned set of hyperparameters; and (iv) validate the neural network optimized set of hyperparameters and the manually tuned set of hyperparameters using an average precision based upon the detected set of 3d objects, is disclosed.
Inventor(s): Joseph FOX-RABINOVITZ of Austin TX (US) for torc robotics, inc., Ryan CHILTON of Blacksburg VA (US) for torc robotics, inc., Vicent Rodrigo MARCO of Blacksburg VA (US) for torc robotics, inc.
IPC Code(s): G05D1/02
CPC Code(s): G05D1/0274
Abstract: embodiments described herein implement an improved autonomy system with a beneficial approach to implementation a localization loop. when the automated vehicle loses access to geolocation data updates, the autonomy system invokes a geo-denied localization loop that performs map localization and motion estimation functions without geolocation data. the localization loop feeds map localizer outputs into a motion estimator of the ins and/or the imu, and feeds motion estimation outputs from the motion estimator back into the map localizer. when executing the localization loop, the autonomy system detects outlier measurements as errors in the map localizer and mitigates the errors in the map localizer or the motion estimator. the autonomy system executes programming in an error detection phase for monitoring and detecting errors in the localization loop, and an error mitigation phase for mitigating or resolving errors, such as applying a covariance boosting value on outputted data values.
Inventor(s): Felix Heide of New York City NY (US) for torc robotics, inc., Fahim Mannan of Ontario (CA) for torc robotics, inc., Mario Bijelic of Frankfurt (DE) for torc robotics, inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T7/593, G01S17/89
CPC Code(s): G06T7/593
Abstract: a perception system including at least one memory, and at least one processor configured to: (i) compute, in a stereo branch, disparity from a pair of stereo images including a left image and a right image; (ii) based on the computed disparity from the pair of stereo images, output, by the stereo branch, a depth for the left image and a depth for the right image; (iii) compute an absolute depth for the left image in a first monocular branch and an absolute depth for the right image in a second monocular branch; (iv) compute, in a first fusion branch, a depth map for the left image; (v) compute, in a second fusion branch, a depth map for the right image; and (vi) generate a single fused depth map based on the depth map for the left image and the depth map for the right image, is disclosed.
Inventor(s): Dennis KING of Blacksburg VA (US) for torc robotics, inc., Andrew CUNNINGHAM of Blacksburg VA (US) for torc robotics, inc., John BLANKENHORN of Blacksburg VA (US) for torc robotics, inc., Adam SHOEMAKER of Blacksburg VA (US) for torc robotics, inc., Bodo SEIFERT of Blacksburg VA (US) for torc robotics, inc.
IPC Code(s): G07C5/00, B60R16/023, H04L12/42
CPC Code(s): G07C5/008
Abstract: autonomous vehicles including sensors and electronic control units (ecus) that communicate via ring networks are disclosed. a system includes an ecu of an autonomous vehicle that includes an ecu network interface. the system includes a plurality of sensors disposed on the autonomous vehicle, and each of the plurality of sensors includes a respective sensor network interface. the system includes a plurality of network links communicatively coupling the plurality of sensors to the ecu network interface of the ecu via the respective sensor network interface in a ring configuration.
Inventor(s): Joshua WISE of Blacksburg VA (US) for torc robotics, inc.
IPC Code(s): G07F15/00, B25J9/16, B60L53/37
CPC Code(s): G07F15/00
Abstract: an energy supply station can include a mechanical arm, an energy delivery receptacle, and one or more processors. the processors can be configured to detect an arrival of a vehicle at the energy supply station; transmit an indication of the arrival to a remote computer, causing activation of a virtual interface; and move the mechanical arm, based on input at the virtual interface, to cause the energy delivery receptacle to contact or couple with an energy input receptacle of the vehicle.
Inventor(s): Joshua WISE of Blacksburg VA (US) for torc robotics, inc.
IPC Code(s): G07F15/00, B60L53/37, G06V20/56
CPC Code(s): G07F15/001
Abstract: a system can include one or more processors. the processors can be configured to receive, from a vehicle via first one or more sensors of the vehicle, first images or video of a physical environment surrounding the vehicle; receive, from an energy supply station via second one or more sensors of the energy supply station, second images or video of the physical environment surrounding the vehicle; and responsive to receiving the first images or video and the second images or video, generate a virtual interface depicting the physical environment based on the first images or video and the second images or video, the virtual interface enabling a user to provide input to control a mechanical arm of the energy supply station to supply energy to the vehicle.
Inventor(s): Vicent Rodrigo Marco of Stuttgart (DE) for torc robotics, inc., Joseph R. Fox-Rabinovitz of Austin TX (US) for torc robotics, inc.
IPC Code(s): H03H17/02, G06F17/16
CPC Code(s): H03H17/0257
Abstract: an autonomous vehicle including a kalman filter error recovery system is disclosed. the kalman filter error recovery system includes at least one processor and at least one memory storing instructions, which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the kalman filter error recovery system to perform operations including increasing eigenvalues of a covariance matrix to adjust probability distribution of a state vector error due to unmodelled process noise in measurements from one or more position sensors, and returning the state covariance to a diagonal state to perform a dynamic covariance reset.
Inventor(s): Felix Heide of Blacksburg VA (US) for torc robotics, inc., Jim Aldon D'Souza of Blacksburg VA (US) for torc robotics, inc.
IPC Code(s): H04S7/00
CPC Code(s): H04S7/40
Abstract: an autonomous vehicle including a network of sensors including a plurality of acoustic sensors and a plurality of visual sensors, at least one processor, and at least one memory storing instructions is disclosed. the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to: (i) generate spatial beamforming maps locating a sound source based upon acoustic signals received at the plurality of acoustic sensors; (ii) identify a type of an object generating the acoustic signals received at the plurality of acoustic sensors based upon comparison of the acoustic signals with a plurality of acoustic signals and respective objects stored in a dataset; and (iii) generate feature maps for an application in an autonomous vehicle driving by enhancing visualization maps generated based upon visual signals received by the plurality of visual sensors.
TORC Robotics, Inc. patent applications on December 19th, 2024
- TORC Robotics, Inc.
- B60Q1/50
- B60Q1/54
- B60Q5/00
- CPC B60Q1/525
- Torc robotics, inc.
- B60W60/00
- B60W50/06
- G06T5/00
- G06T5/10
- G06T5/20
- G06T5/50
- G06T7/73
- CPC B60W60/001
- B60L53/36
- G06V20/56
- H04R3/00
- CPC B60W60/0025
- G01C25/00
- G01C21/16
- CPC G01C25/005
- G01S5/18
- H04R1/40
- CPC G01S5/18
- G01S7/4863
- G01S17/894
- G01S17/931
- CPC G01S7/4863
- G01S7/487
- G01S7/497
- G01S17/89
- CPC G01S7/4873
- G01S7/481
- CPC G01S17/894
- G05D1/02
- CPC G05D1/0274
- G06T7/593
- CPC G06T7/593
- G07C5/00
- B60R16/023
- H04L12/42
- CPC G07C5/008
- G07F15/00
- B25J9/16
- B60L53/37
- CPC G07F15/00
- CPC G07F15/001
- H03H17/02
- G06F17/16
- CPC H03H17/0257
- H04S7/00
- CPC H04S7/40
