Michael James Delp

US Patent:

20210073584, Mar 11, 2021

Filed:

Sep 11, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/567328

Inventors:

- Los Altos CA, US
Hiroyuki Funaya - Ann Arbor MI, US
Michael James Delp - Ann Arbor MI, US

International Classification:

G06K 9/62
G06F 17/50
G06N 3/04
G06T 19/00
G06N 5/04

Abstract:

System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to simulating sensor data for a scene. In one embodiment, a method includes, in response to receiving a request to generate simulated sensor data for the scene, acquiring simulation data about the scene. The simulation data includes at least simulated information about the scene that is computer-generated. The method includes computing the simulated sensor data using a generative neural network that accepts the simulation data as an input and produces the simulated sensor data as an output. The simulated sensor data is a simulated perception of the scene by a sensor. The method includes providing the simulated sensor data as part of the scene.

US Patent:

20200160487, May 21, 2020

Filed:

Nov 15, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/192225

Inventors:

- Los Altos CA, US
Michael James Delp - Ann Arbor MI, US

International Classification:

G06T 3/00
G06T 7/11
G06K 9/62
G06K 9/34
G06T 7/20

Abstract:

Systems and methods described herein relate to registering three-dimensional (3D) data with two-dimensional (2D) image data. One embodiment receives 3D data from one or more sensors and 2D image data from one or more cameras; identifies a 3D segment in the 3D data and associates it with an object; classifies pixels in the 2D image data; determines a speed and a heading for the object; and registers the 3D segment with a portion of the classified pixels by either (1) shifting the 3D segment to a position that, based on the associated object's speed and heading, corresponds to a 2D image data capture time and projecting the time-shifted 3D segment onto 2D image space; or (2) projecting the 3D segment onto 2D image space and shifting the projected 3D segment to a position that, based on the associated object's speed and heading, corresponds to a 2D image data capture time.

US Patent:

20200160542, May 21, 2020

Filed:

Nov 15, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/192267

Inventors:

- Los Altos CA, US
Michael James Delp - Ann Arbor MI, US

International Classification:

G06T 7/33
G06T 7/11
G06T 7/20
G06T 3/00

Abstract:

Systems and methods described herein relate to registering three-dimensional (3D) data with two-dimensional (2D) image data. One embodiment receives 3D data from one or more sensors and 2D image data from one or more cameras; identifies a 3D segment in the 3D data and associates it with an object; identifies 2D boundary information for the object; determines a speed and a heading for the object; and registers the 3D segment with the 2D boundary information by adjusting the relative positions of the 3D segment and the 2D boundary information based on the speed and heading of the object and matching, in 3D space, the 3D segment with projected 2D boundary information.

US Patent:

20180341019, Nov 29, 2018

Filed:

May 26, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/606573

Inventors:

- Erlanger KY, US
Nobuhide Kamata - Ann Arbor MI, US
Michael J. Delp - Ann Arbor MI, US
Michael R. James - Northville MI, US

International Classification:

G01S 17/08
G01S 17/93
G01S 17/89

Abstract:

Systems and methods for publishing LIDAR cluster data are described. The vehicle can identify one or more clusters based on data from the LIDAR sensor. The identified one or more clusters can be representative of at least one object in an external environment of the vehicle. Additionally, the vehicle can publish the identified one or more clusters before the LIDAR sensor completes a full 360 degree rotation about the axis of rotation.

US Patent:

20180276986, Sep 27, 2018

Filed:

Mar 22, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/465847

Inventors:

- Los Altos CA, US
Michael J. Delp - Ann Arbor MI, US

International Classification:

G08G 1/005
G05D 1/00
G08G 1/09

Abstract:

A device and method for autonomous vehicle-to-human communications are disclosed. Upon detecting a human traffic participant being proximal to a traffic yield condition of a vehicle planned route, generating a message for broadcast to the human traffic participant and sensing whether the human traffic participant acknowledges a receipt of the message. When sensing that the human traffic participant acknowledges receipt of the message, generating a vehicle acknowledgment message for broadcast to the pedestrian.

US Patent:

20180257498, Sep 13, 2018

Filed:

Mar 8, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/453608

Inventors:

- Los Altos CA, US
Michael J. Delp - Ann Arbor MI, US

International Classification:

B60L 11/18
G05D 1/02
G01C 21/34

Abstract:

System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to determining rendezvous locations and autonomously swapping a resupply carriage with a vehicle along a route. In one embodiment, a method includes in response to a request for resupplying the vehicle with energy, determine a rendezvous point for meeting the vehicle with a resupply carriage. The method includes dispatching the resupply carriage to meet the vehicle at the rendezvous point by providing an electronic signal to the resupply carriage to cause the resupply carriage to autonomously travel to the rendezvous point. The method includes controlling the vehicle to swap a current carriage for the resupply carriage to supply energy to the vehicle. The vehicle is comprised of a passenger compartment that is removably attached to the current carriage. The current carriage and the resupply carriage are interchangeable propulsion sources for the vehicle.

US Patent:

20180259952, Sep 13, 2018

Filed:

Mar 7, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/452272

Inventors:

- Los Altos CA, US
Michael J. Delp - Ann Arbor MI, US

International Classification:

G05D 1/00
G07C 5/08
G07C 5/00
B64C 39/02
H04W 4/00

Abstract:

A device and method for service drone configuration are disclosed. Vehicle diagnostic data is retrieved and monitored for error data that indicates a serviceable vehicle-component fault condition. When the error data indicates the serviceable vehicle-component fault condition, a drone service protocol is generated based on the error data, where the drone service protocol being operable to instruct a service drone to attend to a source of the serviceable vehicle-component fault condition. The drone service protocol can be transmitted for deploying the service drone.

US Patent:

20180053059, Feb 22, 2018

Filed:

Aug 18, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/240112

Inventors:

- Erlanger KY, US
Katsuhiro Sakai - Ann Arbor MI, US
Danil V. Prokhorov - Canton MI, US
Michael J. Delp - Ann Arbor MI, US

International Classification:

G06K 9/00
G06K 9/20
G06T 7/40
G06K 9/62

Abstract:

Described herein is a device for traffic light detection. The device comprises a memory and a traffic light detection module. The memory may store information, the information comprising first traffic light data of a first traffic light and second traffic light data of a second traffic light. The traffic light detection module may receive an image comprising a first candidate and a second candidate; determine a first region of interest based, at least in part, on the first traffic light data, the first region of interest comprising the first candidate; determine a second region of interest based, at least in part, on the second traffic light data, the second region of interest comprising the second candidate; and determine a confidence score for a first state of the first candidate, the confidence score based, at least in part, on a spatial relationship factor between the first candidate and the second candidate.