Patents by Inventor Matthew Shaw Wood

Matthew Shaw Wood 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).

  • Publication number: 20180284807
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically servicing autonomous vehicles are provided. In one example embodiment, a computer implemented method includes obtaining data associated with one or more reference mechanisms located on an autonomous vehicle. The method includes identifying information associated with the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on the data associated with the one or more reference mechanisms located on the autonomous vehicle. The information associated with the autonomous vehicle includes an orientation of the autonomous vehicle. The method includes determining a vehicle maintenance plan for the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on the information associated with the autonomous vehicle. The method includes providing one or more control signals to implement the vehicle maintenance plan for the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on the orientation of the autonomous vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Matthew Shaw Wood, Dirk John VandenBerg, III
  • Publication number: 20180284243
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically calibrating autonomous vehicle sensors are provided. In one example embodiment, a computer implemented method includes obtaining data associated with one or more targets located onboard an autonomous vehicle. The data associated with the targets is acquired via one or more first sensors located onboard a first portion of the autonomous vehicle. The targets are located onboard a second portion of the autonomous vehicle. The method includes determining a movement associated with the second portion of the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on the data associated with the targets. The method includes determining a sensor correction action associated with one or more second sensors located onboard the second portion of the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on the movement. The method includes implementing the sensor correction action for the second sensors located onboard the second portion of the autonomous vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventor: Matthew Shaw Wood
  • Patent number: 10065638
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling an autonomous vehicle are provided. In one example embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes receiving data indicative of an operating mode of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle is configured to operate in a plurality of operating modes. The method includes determining one or more response characteristics of the vehicle based at least in part on the operating mode of the vehicle, each response characteristic indicating how the vehicle responds to a potential collision. The method includes controlling the vehicle based at least in part on the one or more response characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Shaw Wood, William M. Leach, Scott C. Poeppel, Nicholas G. Letwin, Noah Zych
  • Publication number: 20180118164
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and vehicles for controlling access to a vehicle are provided. In one example embodiment, a method includes obtaining, by one or more computing devices on-board an autonomous vehicle, a first set of data indicative of a first matrix from one or more remote computing devices that are remote from the autonomous vehicle. The method includes obtaining a second set of data indicative of a second matrix via one or more image capture devices on-board the autonomous vehicle. The method includes determining whether the first matrix corresponds to the second matrix based at least in part on a comparison of the first matrix and the second matrix. The method includes providing one or more control command signals to one or more control systems of the autonomous vehicle to provide a user access to the autonomous vehicle when the first matrix corresponds to the second matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventor: Matthew Shaw Wood
  • Publication number: 20180124213
    Abstract: Systems and methods for addressing a vehicle condition are provided. In one example embodiment, a method includes receiving data indicative of a condition associated with an autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle is associated with a service provider that provides a service to a plurality of users of the service. The method includes identifying at least a subset of the plurality of users of the service based, at least in part, on a respective location associated with each user of the subset of users and a location of the vehicle. The method includes determining a selected user from the subset of users to address the condition associated with the vehicle based at least in part on one or more parameters. The method includes providing, to the selected user, a communication. The communication including a request that the selected user address the condition associated with the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventor: Matthew Shaw Wood