Patent ID: 11915487
Assignee: TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A system for generating depth estimates of an environment, comprising:
one or more processors;
a memory communicably coupled to the one or more processors and storing:
a depth system including instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to generate a plurality of depth maps by:
receiving a plurality of monocular images, each of the plurality of monocular images capturing substantially the same environment of interest;
processing each of the monocular images according to an overfit depth model;
filtering the plurality of depth maps to remove non-static objects by comparing non-consecutive depth maps of a route trajectory;

an image module including instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to generate a permanent three-dimensional reconstruction of the environment and the route trajectory including locations of obstacles based on the plurality of depth maps; and
a planner module to plan a trajectory of a car that safely navigates the obstacles.