Systems and methods for dynamic predictive control of autonomous vehicles

    公开(公告)号:US12164297B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-10

    申请号:US18469466

    申请日:2023-09-18

    Applicant: TuSimple, Inc.

    Abstract: Systems and methods for dynamic predictive control of autonomous vehicles are disclosed. In one aspect, an in-vehicle control system for a semi-truck includes one or more control mechanisms configured to control movement of the semi-truck and a processor. The system further includes computer-readable memory in communication with the processor and having stored thereon computer-executable instructions to cause the processor to receive a desired trajectory and a vehicle status of the semi-truck, determine a dynamic model of the semi-truck based on the desired trajectory and the vehicle status, determine at least one quadratic program (QP) problem based on the dynamic model, generate at least one control command for controlling the semi-truck by solving the at least one QP problem, and provide the at least one control command to the one or more control mechanisms.

    INTEGRATED MULTI-PURPOSE PERCEPTION HOUSING

    公开(公告)号:US20240391398A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-28

    申请号:US18792955

    申请日:2024-08-02

    Applicant: TuSimple, Inc.

    Abstract: An integrated housing assembly mountable on a roof of a vehicle, such as a semi-trailer truck. The integrated housing assembly includes a main enclosure that includes four sides, a top panel, and a bottom panel. One of the four sides is a front panel that is inclined towards the ground. The main enclosure includes one or more cavities. A front panel of the integrated housing assembly includes one or more openings to allow cameras or sensors to be placed within the one or more cavities and behind the one or more opening. The cameras or sensors cameras can be clamped at a downward angle within multiple lock apparatus. The angled front panel and the inclined cameras or sensors within the lock apparatus allow the cameras or sensors to obtain images or sensor data from one or more regions of interest at some distance from the front of the vehicle.

    Autonomous vehicle to oversight system communications

    公开(公告)号:US12139165B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-12

    申请号:US17243900

    申请日:2021-04-29

    Applicant: TuSimple, Inc.

    Abstract: A system comprises an autonomous vehicle (AV) and a control device operably coupled with the AV. The control device receives, from an operation server, a command to navigate the AV to avoid an expected road condition. The control device receives, from sensors of the AV, sensor data comprising location coordinates of a plurality of objects ahead of the AV. The control device determines whether at least one object from the plurality of objects impedes performing the command. In response to determining that at least one object impedes performing the command, the control device updates the command, such that the updated command comprises one or more navigation instructions to avoid the at least one object while performing the command. The control device navigates the AV according to the updated command.

    Camera orientation estimation
    14.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12131499B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-29

    申请号:US18339940

    申请日:2023-06-22

    Applicant: TUSIMPLE, INC.

    CPC classification number: G06T7/74 G06T7/337 G06T2207/30184 G06T2207/30252

    Abstract: Techniques are described to estimate orientation of one or more cameras located on a vehicle. The orientation estimation technique can include obtaining an image from a camera located on a vehicle while the vehicle is being driven on a road, determining, from a terrain map, a location of a landmark located at a distance from a location of the vehicle on the road, determining, in the image, pixel locations of the landmark, selecting one pixel location from the determined pixel locations; and calculating values that describe an orientation of the camera using at least an intrinsic matrix and a previously known extrinsic matrix of the camera, where the intrinsic matrix is characterized based on at least the one pixel location and the location of the landmark.

    NEURAL NETWORK BASED VEHICLE DYNAMICS MODEL
    15.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240353839A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-24

    申请号:US18662273

    申请日:2024-05-13

    Applicant: TuSimple, Inc.

    Abstract: A system and method for implementing a neural network based vehicle dynamics model are disclosed. A particular embodiment includes: training a machine learning system with a training dataset corresponding to a desired autonomous vehicle simulation environment; receiving vehicle control command data and vehicle status data, the vehicle control command data not including vehicle component types or characteristics of a specific vehicle; by use of the trained machine learning system, the vehicle control command data, and vehicle status data, generating simulated vehicle dynamics data including predicted vehicle acceleration data; providing the simulated vehicle dynamics data to an autonomous vehicle simulation system implementing the autonomous vehicle simulation environment; and using data produced by the autonomous vehicle simulation system to modify the vehicle status data for a subsequent iteration.

    APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR SENSOR HOUSING

    公开(公告)号:US20240317187A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-26

    申请号:US18444121

    申请日:2024-02-16

    Applicant: TuSimple, Inc.

    CPC classification number: B60S1/56 B60S1/486

    Abstract: Provided herein is a system and method for a sensor housing that mitigates glare within the field-of-view and facilitates cleaning of a sensor lens. A sensor assembly may include: a sensor having a sensor lens and a field-of-view through the sensor lens; and a baffle defining a sensor lens aperture, where the field-of-view through the sensor lens is through the sensor lens aperture, where the baffle includes a series of concentric rings extending away from the sensor lens aperture and increasing in diameter as a distance from the sensor lens aperture increases. According to some embodiments, the series of concentric rings defines a viewing angle, where the viewing angle corresponds to the field-of-view of the sensor lens.

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