Patent ID: 11964663
Assignee: AURORA OPERATIONS, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 7:
8. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the at least one instantaneous vehicle characteristic of the dynamic object based on the corresponding instantaneous velocities of the plurality of the LIDAR data points of the subgroup comprises:
determining a first set of one or more of the plurality of the LIDAR data points of the subgroup;
determining a second set of one or more of the plurality of the LIDAR data points of the subgroup based on the second set being spatially offset from the first set; and
determining the at least one instantaneous vehicle characteristic based on comparison of one or more of the corresponding instantaneous velocities of the first set to one or more of the corresponding instantaneous velocities of the second set.