Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for cleaning obstructions for the sensors of an autonomous vehicle
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Application No.: US16058107Application Date: 2018-08-08
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Publication No.: US11059458B2Publication Date: 2021-07-13
- Inventor: Scott L. Frederick , Scott P. Robison
- Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Applicant Address: US TX Plano
- Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Current Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Plano
- Agency: Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
- Main IPC: G01S7/497
- IPC: G01S7/497 ; B60S1/56 ; B60Q9/00 ; B60S1/02 ; G05D1/00

Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a method, a system, and a non-transitory computer readable medium for cleaning obstructions for the sensors of the autonomous vehicle. The method includes: detecting, via a sensor, obstructions that block the field of views for the sensors; retrieving real-time weather data outside the autonomous vehicle; estimating, based on the real-time weather data, the features of the obstructions; proposing, based on the estimation of the features of the obstructions and, one or more cleaning plans; querying, via a user interface, a selection by a user regarding the proposed cleaning plans; and executing, via a cleaning system for the sensors of the autonomous vehicle, the proposed cleaning plan selected by the user. User interaction may be vehicle-driven or user-driven.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200047717A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLEANING OBSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SENSORS OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2020-02-13
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