Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Thomas Remillard
Jeffrey Thomas Remillard 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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Patent number: 11637754Abstract: A set of first candidate topologies of first candidate roadside infrastructure nodes at respective mounting locations in a geographic area is randomly generated. For each of the first candidate topologies, first simulations, including detection of objects according to selected sensor parameters, installation parameters, and environment parameters for the candidate nodes at the respective mounting locations, are executed. First fitness scores are determined for each of the first candidate topologies by comparing results of the first simulations to ground truth data. Upon identifying one of the first fitness scores as exceeding a threshold, the candidate topology associated with the identified first fitness score is identified for deployment.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Gaurav Pandey, Jeffrey Thomas Remillard, Mostafa Parchami, Helen E. Kourous-Harrigan, John Anthony Lockwood
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Publication number: 20220231919Abstract: A set of first candidate topologies of first candidate roadside infrastructure nodes at respective mounting locations in a geographic area is randomly generated. For each of the first candidate topologies, first simulations, including detection of objects according to selected sensor parameters, installation parameters, and environment parameters for the candidate nodes at the respective mounting locations, are executed. First fitness scores are determined for each of the first candidate topologies by comparing results of the first simulations to ground truth data. Upon identifying one of the first fitness scores as exceeding a threshold, the candidate topology associated with the identified first fitness score is identified for deployment.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2021Publication date: July 21, 2022Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Gaurav Pandey, Jeffrey Thomas Remillard, Mostafa Parchami, Helen E. Kourous-Harrigan, John Anthony Lockwood
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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: 20200365029Abstract: A vehicle includes a memory configured to store a dynamic occupancy grid of observed objects within a space surrounding the vehicle, the dynamic occupancy grid being generated based on information identified by sensors of the vehicle and based on information wirelessly received to the vehicle from connected actors, the connected actors including one or more connected vehicles or roadway infrastructure elements. The vehicle further includes a processor programmed to identify a maneuver space of the dynamic occupancy grid required to complete a driving maneuver responsive to intent to perform a vehicle maneuver, utilize the dynamic occupancy grid to identify obstacles within the maneuver space, and authorize the maneuver with the connected actors based on type and location of the obstacles identified within the maneuver space.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2019Publication date: November 19, 2020Inventors: Helen Elizabeth KOUROUS-HARRIGAN, Jeffrey Thomas REMILLARD, Jovan Milivoje ZAGAJAC, John WALPUCK, Erik KILEDAL
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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: 10593029Abstract: A system, comprising a processor; and a memory, the memory including instructions to be executed by the processor to acquire a first image of a scene, acquire a second image of the scene while illuminating the scene, identify pixel blooming in a subtracted image determined by subtracting the first image from the second image, remediating the pixel blooming based on empirically determined parameters, and operate a vehicle based on the subtracted image.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Zhen Zhao, Codrin Cionca, Guoyu Lu, Mostafa Parchami, Jeffrey Thomas Remillard
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Publication number: 20200073405Abstract: A map is received in a vehicle. The map is generated from infrastructure node sensor data specifying a location and a measurement of a physical value controlling vehicle operation at the location. A maneuver for the vehicle is determined based in part on the physical value and the location.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2018Publication date: March 5, 2020Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Lu Xu, Linjun Zhang, Qi Chen, Helen Elizabeth Kourous-Harrigan, Jeffrey Thomas Remillard, Codrin Cionca
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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
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Patent number: 10471958Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for provide monitoring a vehicle's surroundings, predicting when a navigation route will pass through a closed road, preemptively modifying the navigation route to avoid the closed road, identifying changes in speed limit, and identifying dangerous debris in the roadway. One embodiment of the camera-based vehicle control system includes a camera configured to obtain image information and a processor configured to: analyze the image information; if a reroute condition is satisfied based on the image information, implement an alternate navigation route; if a threat condition is satisfied based on the image information, cause an output device to output a threat alert; and if a speed condition is satisfied based on the image information, modify a vehicle speed setting.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2017Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Thomas Remillard, John Shutko, Cynthia M Neubecker
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Publication number: 20190295231Abstract: A system, comprising a processor; and a memory, the memory including instructions to be executed by the processor to acquire a first image of a scene, acquire a second image of the scene while illuminating the scene, identify pixel blooming in a subtracted image determined by subtracting the first image from the second image, remediating the pixel blooming based on empirically determined parameters, and operate a vehicle based on the subtracted image.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2018Publication date: September 26, 2019Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Zhen Zhao, Codrin Cionca, Guoyu Lu, Mostafa Parchami, Jeffrey Thomas Remillard
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Patent number: 9809152Abstract: A smart light assembly is provided for a motor vehicle. That smart light assembly includes an electronic sensing device dedicated to the smart light assembly, an adjustable beam light source and a controller directly connected to the adjustable beam light source. A smart lighting system is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2016Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Thomas Remillard, Michael Bryan VanBelle
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Publication number: 20170282916Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for provide monitoring a vehicle's surroundings, predicting when a navigation route will pass through a closed road, preemptively modifying the navigation route to avoid the closed road, identifying changes in speed limit, and identifying dangerous debris in the roadway. One embodiment of the camera-based vehicle control system includes a camera configured to obtain image information and a processor configured to: analyze the image information; if a reroute condition is satisfied based on the image information, implement an alternate navigation route; if a threat condition is satisfied based on the image information, cause an output device to output a threat alert; and if a speed condition is satisfied based on the image information, modify a vehicle speed setting.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2017Publication date: October 5, 2017Inventors: Jeffrey Thomas Remillard, John Shutko, Cynthia M Neubecker
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Publication number: 20170267162Abstract: A smart light assembly is provided for a motor vehicle. That smart light assembly includes an electronic sensing device dedicated to the smart light assembly, an adjustable beam light source and a controller directly connected to the adjustable beam light source. A smart lighting system is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2016Publication date: September 21, 2017Inventors: Jeffrey Thomas Remillard, Michael Bryan VanBelle
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Patent number: 9676386Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for provide monitoring a vehicle's surroundings, predicting when a navigation route will pass through a closed road, preemptively modifying the navigation route to avoid the closed road, identifying changes in speed limit, and identifying dangerous debris in the roadway. One embodiment of the camera-based vehicle control system includes a camera configured to obtain image information and a processor configured to: analyze the image information; if a reroute condition is satisfied based on the image information, implement an alternate navigation route; if a threat condition is satisfied based on the image information, cause an output device to output a threat alert; and if a speed condition is satisfied based on the image information, modify a vehicle speed setting.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2015Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Thomas Remillard, John Shutko, Cynthia M Neubecker
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Patent number: 9547172Abstract: A heads up display system includes a computer that is programmed to receive data from one or more sources in a vehicle. The computer is further programmed to identify respective subsets of the data to be provided to respective ones of a plurality of display devices, and to provide the respective subsets of the data to the respective display devices.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2014Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Thomas Remillard, Anthony Gerald King, Jeff Allen Greenberg
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Publication number: 20160355182Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for provide monitoring a vehicle's surroundings, predicting when a navigation route will pass through a closed road, preemptively modifying the navigation route to avoid the closed road, identifying changes in speed limit, and identifying dangerous debris in the roadway. One embodiment of the camera-based vehicle control system includes a camera configured to obtain image information and a processor configured to: analyze the image information; if a reroute condition is satisfied based on the image information, implement an alternate navigation route; if a threat condition is satisfied based on the image information, cause an output device to output a threat alert; and if a speed condition is satisfied based on the image information, modify a vehicle speed setting.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Jeffrey Thomas Remillard, John Shutko, Cynthia M. Neubecker
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Publication number: 20160103319Abstract: A heads up display system includes a computer that is programmed to receive data from one or more sources in a vehicle. The computer is further programmed to identify respective subsets of the data to be provided to respective ones of a plurality of display devices, and to provide the respective subsets of the data to the respective display devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2014Publication date: April 14, 2016Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Thomas Remillard, Anthony Gerald King, Jeff Allen Greenberg