Patent ID: 11958410
Assignee: VELO AI, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 7:
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the perception operation comprises:
accessing the real-time data relating to the conditions within the traffic environment;
accessing the ego-vehicle position and orientation data;
performing an object detection operation to identify objects within the traffic environment;
performing an orientation estimation operation, responsive to identification of an object within the traffic environment, to estimate an orientation of the identified object;
performing a ground surface estimation operation, using the real-time data and environmental map data, to estimate geometry of a ground surface within the traffic environment;
performing a range estimation operation, using the estimated geometry of the ground surface and the real-time data, to estimate distances to identify the objects within the traffic environment; and
outputting object estimate data based on the estimated orientation, the estimated geometry, and the estimated distances.