Patents by Inventor Ankit Girish Vora
Ankit Girish Vora has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20230379674Abstract: A system and method for operating a vehicle operating on a route that will pass within a predetermined distance of a smart infrastructure node (IX Node) includes: retrieving, prior to receiving a message from the IX Node, data about the IX Node including (a) an IX Node assist zone based on an effective broadcast range of the IX Node, (b) an IX Node field of view area that is within the IX Node assist zone and that is defined by a field of view of one or more IX Node sensors, and (c) available services from the IX Node; and selecting a vehicle application for operation on the route while in the IX Node assist zone based on the IX Node field of view area, and the available services from the IX Node, and/or a type and accuracy of one or more IX Node sensors.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2022Publication date: November 23, 2023Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Helen E. Kourous-Harrigan, Qi Chen, Siddharth Agarwal, Ankit Girish Vora, Umair Ibrahim, Patrick Carmody
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Patent number: 11500104Abstract: A reference pose of an object in a coordinate system of a map of an area is determined. The reference pose is based on a three-dimensional (3D) reference model representing the object. A first pose of the object is determined as the object moves with respect to the coordinate system. The first pose is determined based on the reference pose and sensor data collected by the sensor at a first time. A second pose of the object is determined as the object continues to move with respect to the coordinate system. The second pose is determined based on the reference pose, the first pose, and sensor data collected by the sensor at a second time consecutive to the first time.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2019Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Siddharth Agarwal, Faizan Shaik, Ankit Girish Vora, Sangjin Lee, Mostafa Parchami
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Publication number: 20220252404Abstract: A system includes a computer for a vehicle including a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to determine a first location of the vehicle, to send the first location to a stationary infrastructure element, to receive, from the stationary infrastructure element, a second location of the vehicle determined from (a) infrastructure sensor data upon identifying the vehicle from a plurality of vehicles, and (b) the first location sent by the vehicle, and to determine a third location of the vehicle based on the infrastructure-determined second location and the first location.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2021Publication date: August 11, 2022Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Ankit Girish Vora, Krishanth Krishnan, Christopher Meissen, Gaurav Pandey, Siddharth Agarwal
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Patent number: 11378668Abstract: A calibration system for a radar sensor and a method of using the system are disclosed. The method may comprise (a) receiving, from a first sensor in a vehicle, a plurality of global navigation satellite system (GNSS) parameters, wherein the plurality of GNSS parameters define a unique terrestrial position of the first sensor; (b) receiving, from a radar sensor in the vehicle, a plurality of radar parameters, wherein the plurality of radar parameters define a position of a calibration target relative to the radar sensor; (c) repeating the receiving of (a) and (b) at additional unique terrestrial positions of the first sensor; (d) using the plurality of GNSS parameters received in (a) and (c) and the plurality of radar parameters received in (b) and (c), determining corresponding positions of the calibration target; and (e) using the corresponding positions of the calibration target, determining radar calibration parameters.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Krishanth Krishnan, Sangjin Lee, Ankit Girish Vora, Siddharth Agarwal
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Patent number: 11237269Abstract: A system includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to generate, from LIDAR data, a first intensity map of an area around a vehicle, and to estimate a vehicle location based on comparing the first intensity map to a grayscale top view image.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2018Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Ankit Girish Vora, Siddharth Agarwal, Jakob Nikolaus Hoellerbauer, Peng-Yu Chen
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Publication number: 20210278511Abstract: A calibration system for a radar sensor and a method of using the system are disclosed. The method may comprise (a) (a) receiving, from a first sensor in a vehicle, a plurality of global navigation satellite system (GNSS) parameters, wherein the plurality of GNSS parameters define a unique terrestrial position of the first sensor; (b) receiving, from a radar sensor in the vehicle, a plurality of radar parameters, wherein the plurality of radar parameters define a position of a calibration target relative to the radar sensor; (c) repeating the receiving of (a) and (b) at additional unique terrestrial positions of the first sensor; (d) using the plurality of GNSS parameters received in (a) and (c) and the plurality of radar parameters received in (b) and (c), determining corresponding positions of the calibration target; and (e) using the corresponding positions of the calibration target, determining radar calibration parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2020Publication date: September 9, 2021Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Krishanth Krishnan, Sangjin Lee, Ankit Girish Vora, Siddharth Agarwal
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Patent number: 11074464Abstract: A computer includes a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to receive data from a sensor specifying a plurality of points, the points including a plurality of first points that describe an object; define a boundary surrounding the first points while minimizing a volume of space that is both (i) contained by the boundary and (ii) identified as unoccupied; and actuate a component with respect to a vehicle based on the boundary.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2019Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Sangjin Lee, Krishanth Krishnan, Ankit Girish Vora, Siddharth Agarwal
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Patent number: 11016175Abstract: A reference pose graph can be generated from first point cloud data collected at each of a plurality of mobile nodes. A location of a stationary node can be specified based on the reference pose graph and second point cloud data collected by the stationary node.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2018Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Siddharth Agarwal, Ankit Girish Vora, Juan Enrique Castorena Martinez, Faizan Shaik
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Patent number: 10974727Abstract: Data is received from a vehicle in a stationary support structure. One or more physical attributes of an infrastructure element is determined based on the vehicle data.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2018Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Linjun Zhang, Helen Elizabeth Kourous-Harrigan, Ankit Girish Vora, Codrin Cionca, Lu Xu, Jeffrey Thomas Remillard
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Patent number: 10953871Abstract: In a computer mounted to a stationary support structure a vehicle and an object proximate to the support structure can be detected from data from a sensor mounted to the support structure. A risk condition can be identified based on the detected vehicle and object.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2018Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Ankit Girish Vora, Helen Elizabeth Kourous-Harrigan, Jeffrey Thomas Remillard, Lu Xu, Linjun Zhang, Codrin Cionca
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Publication number: 20210048533Abstract: A reference pose of an object in a coordinate system of a map of an area is determined. The reference pose is based on a three-dimensional (3D) reference model representing the object. A first pose of the object is determined as the object moves with respect to the coordinate system. The first pose is determined based on the reference pose and sensor data collected by the sensor at a first time. A second pose of the object is determined as the object continues to move with respect to the coordinate system. The second pose is determined based on the reference pose, the first pose, and sensor data collected by the sensor at a second time consecutive to the first time.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2019Publication date: February 18, 2021Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Siddharth Agarwal, Faizan Shaik, Ankit Girish Vora, Sangjin Lee, Mostafa Parchami
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Publication number: 20210027075Abstract: A computer includes a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to receive data from a sensor specifying a plurality of points, the points including a plurality of first points that describe an object; define a boundary surrounding the first points while minimizing a volume of space that is both (i) contained by the boundary and (ii) identified as unoccupied; and actuate a component with respect to a vehicle based on the boundary.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2019Publication date: January 28, 2021Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: SANGJIN LEE, KRISHANTH KRISHNAN, ANKIT GIRISH VORA, SIDDHARTH AGARWAL
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Patent number: 10852146Abstract: A system includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to select a technique, from a plurality of techniques, to identify a vehicle location by sensor and map data based on features detected in sensor data of an area in which the vehicle is located, to determine a location of the vehicle based on the selected technique; and to navigate the vehicle based at least in part on the identified location.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2018Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Siddharth Agarwal, Ankit Girish Vora, Jakob Nikolaus Hoellerbauer, Peng-yu Chen
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Patent number: 10777084Abstract: A computer includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to receive in a host vehicle, from a target vehicle via wireless vehicle-to-vehicle communications, a target vehicle first location in a global coordinate system, determine a target vehicle second location in a local coordinate system that has an origin at the host vehicle, and identify a host vehicle location in the global coordinate system based solely on (i) local coordinate system data determined in the host vehicle, including the target vehicle second location and (ii) data in the vehicle-to-vehicle communications, including the target vehicle first location.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2019Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Ankit Girish Vora, Siddharth Agarwal, Sangjin Lee, Krishanth Krishnan
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Patent number: 10706295Abstract: A system includes a light source configured to emit light in a wavelength in a visible range and a wavelength in an infrared range, and a vehicle including an infrared camera, and a computer programmed to identify an object based at least in part on an infrared image from the camera.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2018Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Codrin Cionca, Helen Elizabeth Kourous-Harrigan, Jeffrey Thomas Remillard, Ankit Girish Vora, Lu Xu, Linjun Zhang
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Patent number: 10699571Abstract: A system includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to determine a plurality of waypoints for mapping an area by analyzing a received aerial image of the area, to select an optimal number of the waypoints for mapping, and to actuate the vehicle to traverse a route determined to cover the selected waypoints.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2017Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Ankit Girish Vora, Siddharth Agarwal, Jakob Nikolaus Hoellerbauer, Faizan Shaik
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Publication number: 20200116827Abstract: A reference pose graph can be generated from first point cloud data collected at each of a plurality of mobile nodes. A location of a stationary node can be specified based on the reference pose graph and second point cloud data collected by the stationary node.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2018Publication date: April 16, 2020Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: SIDDHARTH AGARWAL, ANKIT GIRISH VORA, JUAN ENRIQUE CASTORENA MARTINEZ, FAIZAN SHAIK
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Publication number: 20200005054Abstract: A system includes a light source configured to emit light in a wavelength in a visible range and a wavelength in an infrared range, and a vehicle including an infrared camera, and a computer programmed to identify an object based at least in part on an infrared image from the camera.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2018Publication date: January 2, 2020Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Codrin Cionca, Helen Elizabeth Kourous-Harrigan, Jeffrey Thomas Remillard, Ankit Girish Vora, Lu Xu, Linjun Zhang
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Publication number: 20190389472Abstract: Data is received from a vehicle in a stationary support structure. One or more physical attributes of an infrastructure element is determined based on the vehicle data.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2018Publication date: December 26, 2019Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Linjun Zhang, Helen Elizabeth Kourous-Harrigan, Ankit Girish Vora, Codrin Cionca, Lu Xu, Jeffrey Thomas Remillard
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Publication number: 20190389456Abstract: In a computer mounted to a stationary support structure a vehicle and an object proximate to the support structure can be detected from data from a sensor mounted to the support structure. A risk condition can be identified based on the detected vehicle and object.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2018Publication date: December 26, 2019Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: ANKIT GIRISH VORA, HELEN ELIZABETH KOUROUS-HARRIGAN, JEFFREY THOMAS REMILLARD, LU XU, LINJUN ZHANG, CODRIN CIONCA