公开(公告)号：US20250012576A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-09

申请号：US18712308

申请日：2022-11-23

Applicant: ClearMotion, Inc.

Inventor： William Graves

IPC: G01C21/30 ,  G01C21/12

Abstract: Methods and systems are described for accurately determining the location of a vehicle traveling along a road. Methods include first locating the approximate position of a vehicle using techniques such as GNSS or dead reckoning from a know location, and then refining the position of the vehicle using terrain-based localization. This type of localization includes the use of the temporal and spatial variation of magnitude of the correlation between a current road surface profile, obtained while traveling along a road, and previously obtained reference profiles of the same road.

公开(公告)号：US20220212678A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-07

申请号：US17511331

申请日：2021-10-26

Applicant: ClearMotion, Inc.

Inventor： John Parker Eisenmann ,  Marco Giovanardi ,  Stefan Schulze ,  William Graves ,  Vijayaraghavan Sridhar ,  Marcus Joseph Proctor ,  Jack A. Ekchian

IPC: B60W40/105 ,  B60W20/20 ,  H04W4/40

Abstract: Systems and methods described herein include implementation of road surface-based localization techniques for advanced vehicle features and control methods including lane drift detection, passing guidance, bandwidth conservation and caching based on road data, vehicle speed correction, suspension and vehicle system performance tracking and control, road estimation calibration, and others.

公开(公告)号：US11850904B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-26

申请号：US17508740

申请日：2021-10-22

Applicant: ClearMotion, Inc.

Inventor： Zackary Martin Anderson ,  Marco Giovanardi ,  Jack A. Ekchian ,  Olivia D. Godwin ,  Clive Tucker ,  John A. Laplante ,  William Graves ,  Shakeel Avadhany ,  Michael W. Finnegan

IPC: B60G17/016 ,  B60G17/015 ,  B60G17/06 ,  B60N2/50 ,  B60G17/0165 ,  B60G17/04 ,  B60G17/052 ,  B60G17/019 ,  B60G99/00 ,  B60N2/14 ,  B60G17/0195 ,  B60K35/00 ,  A61B5/00 ,  B60N2/02

CPC classification number: B60G17/016 ,  A61B5/4023 ,  B60G17/019 ,  B60G17/0165 ,  B60G17/0195 ,  B60G99/002 ,  B60K35/00 ,  B60N2/0244 ,  B60N2/14 ,  B60N2/501 ,  B60G2400/05 ,  B60G2600/182 ,  B60G2800/012 ,  B60G2800/014 ,  B60G2800/016 ,  B60K2370/158 ,  B60K2370/178 ,  B60N2002/0268

Abstract: In one embodiment, one or more suspension systems of a vehicle may be used to mitigate motion sickness by limiting motion in one or more frequency ranges. In another embodiment, an active suspension may be integrated with an autonomous vehicle architecture. In yet another embodiment, the active suspension system of a vehicle may be used to induce motion in a vehicle. The vehicle may be used as a testbed for technical investigations and/or as a platform to enhance the enjoyment of video and/or audio by vehicle occupants. In some embodiments, the active suspensions system may be used to perform gestures as a means of communication with persons inside or outside the vehicle. In some embodiments, the active suspensions system may be used to generate haptic warnings to a vehicle operator or other persons in response to certain road situations.

公开(公告)号：US20250144967A1

公开(公告)日：2025-05-08

申请号：US18837668

申请日：2023-02-13

Applicant: ClearMotion, Inc.

Inventor： William Graves ,  Marco Giovanardi ,  Yu Jiang

IPC: B60G17/0165

Abstract: Combination reactive-proactive controllers and their use are described herein. In a first mode of operation, such controllers may rely simultaneously both a priori information about a road surface ahead of the vehicle obtained from a data base and real time information collected by one or more on-board sensors. Alternatively, in a second mode, such controllers may rely only on real time information collected by one or more on-board sensors. Systems controlled by such controllers may include, but are not limited to, active suspension actuators.

公开(公告)号：US20220390239A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-08

申请号：US17773676

申请日：2020-11-03

Applicant: ClearMotion, Inc.

Inventor： John Parker Eisenmann ,  William Graves ,  Yu Jiang ,  Marcus Joseph Proctor ,  Jack A. Ekchian

IPC: G01C21/30 ,  B60W40/06

Abstract: Embodiments related to methods and systems for localizing a vehicle on a road surface are described. In some embodiments, linked reference landmarks present on the road surface may be used to determine a location of a vehicle on the road surface and/or to predict a path of travel of the vehicle along the road surface.

公开(公告)号：US10513161B2

公开(公告)日：2019-12-24

申请号：US15833738

申请日：2017-12-06

Applicant: ClearMotion, Inc.

Inventor： Zackary Martin Anderson ,  Marco Giovanardi ,  Jack A. Ekchian ,  Olivia D. Godwin ,  Clive Tucker ,  John A. Laplante ,  William Graves ,  Shakeel Avadhany ,  Michael W. Finnegan

IPC: B60G17/016 ,  B60G17/015 ,  B60G17/06 ,  B60N2/50 ,  B60G17/0165 ,  B60G17/04 ,  B60G17/052 ,  B60G17/019 ,  A61B5/00 ,  B60N2/02

Abstract: In one embodiment, one or more suspension systems of a vehicle may be used to mitigate motion sickness by limiting motion in one or more frequency ranges. In another embodiment, an active suspension may be integrated with an autonomous vehicle architecture. In yet another embodiment, the active suspension system of a vehicle may be used to induce motion in a vehicle. The vehicle may be used as a testbed for technical investigations and/or as a platform to enhance the enjoyment of video and/or audio by vehicle occupants. In some embodiments, the active suspensions system may be used to perform gestures as a means of communication with persons inside or outside the vehicle. In some embodiments, the active suspensions system may be used to generate haptic warnings to a vehicle operator or other persons in response to certain road situations.

公开(公告)号：US20240289423A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-29

申请号：US18572873

申请日：2022-06-21

Applicant: ClearMotion, Inc.

Inventor： William Graves ,  John Parker Eisenmann ,  Marco Giovanardi ,  Ardashir Hormuz Bulsara

IPC: G06F18/23 ,  G01S19/40 ,  G01S19/42

CPC classification number: G06F18/23 ,  G01S19/40 ,  G01S19/42

Abstract: Methods and systems related to determining the ordering and/or positioning of travel lanes on a road segment are disclosed. In some embodiments, this may include obtaining and clustering road surface profiles associated with a road segment using, for example, a degree of similarity or other appropriate metric. A lateral offset or position of the clustered profiles may be used in determining the lane ordering and/or position. The resulting lane specific information may be used to determine a travel lane for a vehicle by comparing a current road-profile obtained from the vehicle and the road profile information associated with the different lanes. In other embodiments, a method and/or system for augmenting a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) signal may include using a raw GNSS signal and a GNSS location associated with terrain-based data to determine a lateral offset for use in determining a corrected GNSS location of the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20230152106A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-18

申请号：US17920628

申请日：2021-04-22

Applicant: ClearMotion, Inc.

Inventor： Marco Giovanardi ,  William Graves ,  Zackary Martin Anderson

IPC: G01C21/34

CPC classification number: G01C21/3461 ,  G01C21/3492

Abstract: Various systems and methods are disclosed for providing a broad range of tools for selecting a route based on road information, vehicle information, and vehicle occupant information. Also disclosed are costs and tradeoffs which may be associated with various choices including wear and tear on vehicle components, occupant discomfort, increased trip duration and efficiency losses.

公开(公告)号：US20220189302A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-16

申请号：US17436012

申请日：2020-03-19

Applicant: ClearMotion, Inc.

Inventor： Yu Jiang ,  Vijayaraghavan Sridhar ,  John Parker Eisenmann ,  William Graves ,  Michael W. Finnegan

IPC: G08G1/0967 ,  G01C21/14 ,  G01C21/28 ,  G01C21/36

Abstract: Localization systems, including road surface-based localization systems, are disclosed that may work in conjunction with less precise systems, such as GPS, to accurately locate a vehicle on a road segment. Methods and apparatus are disclosed for the identification and selection of landmarks, including road surface-based landmarks.

公开(公告)号：US11192420B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-07

申请号：US16522910

申请日：2019-07-26

Applicant: ClearMotion, Inc.

Inventor： Zackary Martin Anderson ,  Marco Giovanardi ,  Jack A. Ekchian ,  Olivia D. Godwin ,  Clive Tucker ,  John A. Laplante ,  William Graves ,  Shakeel Avadhany ,  Michael W. Finnegan

IPC: B60G17/016 ,  B60G17/015 ,  B60G17/06 ,  B60N2/50 ,  B60G17/0165 ,  B60G17/04 ,  B60G17/052 ,  B60G17/019 ,  B60G99/00 ,  B60N2/14 ,  B60G17/0195 ,  B60K35/00 ,  A61B5/00 ,  B60N2/02

Abstract: In one embodiment, one or more suspension systems of a vehicle may be used to mitigate motion sickness by limiting motion in one or more frequency ranges. In another embodiment, an active suspension may be integrated with an autonomous vehicle architecture. In yet another embodiment, the active suspension system of a vehicle may be used to induce motion in a vehicle. The vehicle may be used as a testbed for technical investigations and/or as a platform to enhance the enjoyment of video and/or audio by vehicle occupants. In some embodiments, the active suspensions system may be used to perform gestures as a means of communication with persons inside or outside the vehicle. In some embodiments, the active suspensions system may be used to generate haptic warnings to a vehicle operator or other persons in response to certain road situations.