公开(公告)号：US20190188502A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-20

申请号：US15842182

申请日：2017-12-14

Applicant: Waymo LLC

Inventor： Brendan Hermalyn ,  Andreas Wendel ,  Jeremy Dittmer

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  H04N7/18 ,  B60R1/00 ,  B60R11/04

Abstract: Example implementations may relate to use of a light-control feature to control extent of light encountered by an image capture device of a self-driving vehicle. In particular, a computing system of the vehicle may make a determination that quality of image data generated by an image capture device is or is expected to be lower than a threshold quality due to external light encountered or expected to be encountered by the image capture device. In response to the determination, the computing system may make an adjustment to the light-control feature to control the extent of external light encountered or expected to be encountered by the image capture device. This adjustment may ultimately help improve quality of image data generated by the image capture device. As such, the computing system may operate the vehicle based at least on image data generated by the image capture device.

公开(公告)号：US20190052844A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-14

申请号：US15671845

申请日：2017-08-08

Applicant: Waymo LLC

Inventor： Pierre-Yves Droz ,  Simon Verghese ,  Brendan Hermalyn

IPC: H04N7/18 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G01S17/87 ,  G01S7/481 ,  H04N5/232

CPC classification number: H04N7/183 ,  B60R1/00 ,  B60R2300/101 ,  B60R2300/301 ,  G01S7/4812 ,  G01S7/4817 ,  G01S17/023 ,  G01S17/87 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G01S17/936 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/23296

Abstract: Example implementations are provided for an arrangement of co-aligned rotating sensors. One example device includes a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) transmitter that emits light pulses toward a scene according to a pointing direction of the device. The device also includes a LIDAR receiver that detects reflections of the emitted light pulses reflecting from the scene. The device also includes an image sensor that captures an image of the scene based on at least external light originating from one or more external light sources. The device also includes a platform that supports the LIDAR transmitter, the LIDAR receiver, and the image sensor in a particular relative arrangement. The device also includes an actuator that rotates the platform about an axis to adjust the pointing direction of the device.