Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Visually indicating vehicle caution regions
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Application No.: US15854850Application Date: 2017-12-27
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Publication No.: US10676022B2Publication Date: 2020-06-09
- Inventor: John Zevenbergen , Robert Holmberg , Mark Fischer
- Applicant: X Development LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: X Development LLC
- Current Assignee: X Development LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
- Main IPC: B60Q1/50
- IPC: B60Q1/50 ; G01C21/20 ; G05D1/02 ; G01C21/34 ; B60Q1/02

Abstract:
An example system includes a vehicle, a light projector connected to the vehicle, and a control system. The control system is configured to determine a planned operating region for the vehicle within an environment. The control system is also configured to determine that the planned operating region is within a threshold distance of an object within the environment and, in response, determine a caution region to illuminate with the light projector near the object. The control system is further configured to cause the light projector to project an indication of the caution region near the object. The projected indication remains fixed in relation to the object as the vehicle moves toward the planned operating region.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190193629A1 Visually Indicating Vehicle Caution Regions Public/Granted day:2019-06-27
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