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- Patent Title: Multiresolution voxel space
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Application No.: US16420090Application Date: 2019-05-22
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Publication No.: US11227401B1Publication Date: 2022-01-18
- Inventor: Robert Evan Mahieu , David Pfeiffer , James William Vaisey Philbin , Zeng Wang
- Applicant: Zoox, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Foster City
- Assignee: Zoox, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Zoox, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Foster City
- Agency: Lee & Hayes, P.C.
- Main IPC: G06T7/521
- IPC: G06T7/521 ; G06T15/08 ; G06T15/06 ; G06T17/20 ; G06T7/11 ; G05D1/02 ; G06K9/72

Abstract:
A multiresolution voxel space is discussed herein. Data can be represented in individual levels in the multiresolution voxel space. A first level can correspond to a first region of an environment and a second level can correspond to a second region of an environment, the second region corresponding to a subset of the first region. In some examples, the levels can comprise a same number of voxels, such that the first level covers a large, low resolution region, while the second level covers a smaller, higher resolution region, though more levels are contemplated. Data represented in the voxel spaces can be processed at higher resolution where available and at a lower resolution where a data density is lower and combined in an intelligent manner. Voxel spaces can be updated based on movement of the sensor providing the data.
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