Patents by Inventor Albert Costa
Albert Costa 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: 11955348Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a radio frequency (RF) device that includes a mold device die and a multilayer redistribution structure underneath the mold device die. The mold device die includes a device region with a back-end-of-line (BEOL) portion and a front-end-of-line (FEOL) portion over the BEOL portion, a thermally conductive film, and a first mold compound. The FEOL portion includes isolation sections and an active layer surrounded by the isolation sections. The thermally conductive film, which has a thermal conductivity greater than 10 W/m·K and an electrical resistivity greater than 1E5 Ohm-cm, resides between the active layer and the first mold compound. Herein, silicon crystal does not exist between the first mold compound and the active layer. The multilayer redistribution structure includes a number of bump structures, which are at a bottom of the multilayer redistribution structure and electrically coupled to the FEOL portion of the mold device die.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2019Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.Inventors: Julio C. Costa, Michael Carroll, Philip W. Mason, Merrill Albert Hatcher, Jr.
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Patent number: 11934194Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling the motion of an autonomous are provided. In one example embodiment, a computer implemented method includes obtaining, by one or more computing devices on-board an autonomous vehicle, data associated with one or more objects that are proximate to the autonomous vehicle. The data includes a predicted path of each respective object. The method includes identifying at least one object as an object of interest based at least in part on the data associated with the object of interest. The method includes generating cost data associated with the object of interest. The method includes determining a motion plan for the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on the cost data associated with the object of interest. The method includes providing data indicative of the motion plan to one or more vehicle control systems to implement the motion plan for the autonomous vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: UATC, LLCInventors: Albert Costa, Michael L. Phillips, Michael Bode
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Patent number: 11853073Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling the motion of an autonomous are provided. In one example embodiment, a computer implemented method includes obtaining, by one or more computing devices on-board an autonomous vehicle, data associated with one or more objects that are proximate to the autonomous vehicle. The data includes a predicted path of each respective object. The method includes identifying at least one object as an object of interest based at least in part on the data associated with the object of interest. The method includes generating cost data associated with the object of interest. The method includes determining a motion plan for the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on the cost data associated with the object of interest. The method includes providing data indicative of the motion plan to one or more vehicle control systems to implement the motion plan for the autonomous vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: UATC, LLCInventors: Albert Costa, Michael L. Phillips, Michael Bode
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Patent number: 11754408Abstract: Systems and methods of maneuvering an autonomous vehicle in a local region using topological planning, while traversing a route to a destination location, are disclosed. The system includes an autonomous vehicle including one or more sensors and a processor. The processor is configured to determine the local region on the route and receive real-time information corresponding to the local region. The processor performs topological planning to identify on or more topologically distinct classes of trajectories, compute a constraint set for each of the one or more topologically distinct classes of trajectories, optimize a trajectory to generate a candidate trajectory for each constraint set, and select a trajectory for the autonomous vehicle to traverse the local region from amongst the one or more candidate trajectories.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2019Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Argo AI, LLCInventors: Neal Seegmiller, Christopher Cunningham, Ramadev Burigsay Hukkeri, Thomas Petroff, Albert Costa
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Patent number: 11731661Abstract: Systems and methods for operating a vehicle are disclosed. The methods comprise: generating, by a computing device, a vehicle trajectory for the vehicle while the vehicle is in motion; detecting an object within a given distance from the vehicle; generating at least one possible object trajectory for the object which was detected; performing a collision check to determine whether a collision between the vehicle and the object can be avoided based on the vehicle trajectory and the at least one possible object trajectory; performing a plausibility check to determine whether the collision is plausible based on content of a map, when a determination is made in the collision check that a collision between the vehicle and the object cannot be avoided; and performing operations to selectively cause the vehicle to perform an emergency maneuver based on results of the plausibility check.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2020Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: ARGO AI, LLCInventors: Albert Costa, Mark Ollis, Brett Browning, Thomas Petroff
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Patent number: 11643105Abstract: A system of creating a simulation scenario definition to simulate behavior of an autonomous vehicle includes a computing device and a computer-readable storage medium having one or more programming instructions. The system identifies an event on which a simulation scenario definition is to be based, identifies one or more log files associated with the event, parses the one or more log files in a time-sequential order and populates the simulation scenario definition with information from the identified log files until an event trigger is detected, identifies an actor from one or more of the log files, infer a shape of the actor, generates one or more simulated tracks that includes the inferred shape for the actor, and adds the simulated tracks to the simulation scenario definition.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Argo AI, LLCInventors: Thomas Carl Ackenhausen, Patrick Michael Carmody, Albert Costa, Alexander Allen Nolley
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Publication number: 20220340201Abstract: Methods and systems for maneuvering an autonomous vehicle are disclosed. The methods include generating a multi-corridor representation corresponding to a local region around the autonomous vehicle while travelling on a route, and using the multi-corridor representation and perception data corresponding to the local region to generate a trajectory for the autonomous vehicle to traverse the local region. The multi-corridor representation includes a plurality of adjacent corridors that each include one or more lane segments of a road network. A location of executing a lane change along the route is determined dynamically during a trajectory generation phase based on the perception data.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2022Publication date: October 27, 2022Inventors: Neal Seegmiller, Christopher Cunningham, Ramadev Burigsay Hukkeri, Thomas Petroff, Albert Costa
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Patent number: 11429107Abstract: A system of creating a simulation to simulate behavior of an autonomous vehicle includes a simulation system having an electronic device and a computer-readable storage medium having one or more programming instructions. When executed, the one or more programming instructions cause the electronic device to identify an event that is to be analyzed, receive from an autonomous vehicle system a first data stream that includes event information from one or more vehicle event log files that corresponds to the event, receive from a vehicle dynamics model a second data stream that includes synthetic event information that corresponds to the event, until a switch point is detected operate in a pure log execution stage, upon detection of the switch point operate in a play-forward execution stage, and cause the new simulation to be executed.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Argo AI, LLCInventors: Thomas Carl Ackenhausen, Patrick Michael Carmody, Albert Costa
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Patent number: 11414130Abstract: A method and a system for maneuvering an autonomous vehicle is disclosed. The system includes an autonomous vehicle including one or more sensors and a processor. The processor is configured to generate a nominal route from a start position toward a destination with reference to a road network map. The nominal route includes a plurality of consecutive lane segments from the start position to the destination. The processor is further configured to use the road network map to identify at least one candidate lane segment corresponding to one or more of the plurality of consecutive lane segments to generate an expanded route representation, generate a multi-corridor representation of a local region around the autonomous vehicle while travelling on the nominal path, and generate a trajectory for the autonomous vehicle to traverse the local region using the multi-corridor representation and perception data corresponding to the autonomous vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2019Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: Argo AI, LLCInventors: Neal Seegmiller, Christopher Cunningham, Ramadev B. Hukkeri, Thomas Petroff, Albert Costa
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Patent number: 11332132Abstract: An autonomous vehicle navigates an intersection in which occlusions block the vehicle's ability to detect moving objects. The vehicle handles this by generating a phantom obstacle behind the occlusion. The vehicle will predict the speed of the phantom obstacle and use the predicted speed to assess whether the phantom obstacle may collide with the vehicle. If a collision is a risk, the vehicle will slow or stop until it confirms that either (a) the phantom obstacle is not a real obstacle or (b) the vehicle can proceed at a speed that avoids the collision. To determine which occlusions shield real objects, the system may use a rasterized visibility grid of the area to identify occlusions that may accommodate the object.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2019Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: Argo AI, LLCInventors: Thomas Petroff, Neal Seegmiller, Albert Costa, Christopher Cunningham, G. Peter K. Carr, Sameer Bardapurkar
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Publication number: 20220105963Abstract: Systems and methods for operating a vehicle are disclosed. The methods comprise: generating, by a computing device, a vehicle trajectory for the vehicle while the vehicle is in motion; detecting an object within a given distance from the vehicle; generating at least one possible object trajectory for the object which was detected; performing a collision check to determine whether a collision between the vehicle and the object can be avoided based on the vehicle trajectory and the at least one possible object trajectory; performing a plausibility check to determine whether the collision is plausible based on content of a map, when a determination is made in the collision check that a collision between the vehicle and the object cannot be avoided; and performing operations to selectively cause the vehicle to perform an emergency maneuver based on results of the plausibility check.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2020Publication date: April 7, 2022Inventors: Albert Costa, Mark Ollis, Brett Browning, Thomas Petroff
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Patent number: 11167754Abstract: Systems and methods for operating a vehicle. The methods comprise: generating, by a computing device, a vehicle trajectory for the vehicle that is in motion; detecting an object within a given distance from the vehicle; generating, by the computing device, at least one possible object trajectory for the object which was detected; using, by the computing device, the vehicle trajectory and the at least one possible object trajectory to determine whether there is an undesirable level of risk that a collision will occur between the vehicle and the object; modifying, by the computing device, the vehicle trajectory when a determination is made that there is an undesirable level of risk that the collision will occur; and automatically causing the vehicle to move according to the modified vehicle trajectory.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2019Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Argo AI, LLCInventors: Albert Costa, Mark Ollis, Thomas Petroff, Brett Browning
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Publication number: 20210316722Abstract: Systems and methods for operating a vehicle. The methods comprise: generating, by a computing device, a vehicle trajectory for the vehicle that is in motion; detecting an object within a given distance from the vehicle; generating, by the computing device, at least one possible object trajectory for the object which was detected; performing, by the computing device, a collision check to determine that there remains time to react safely to worst-case behavior by the object (the collision check being based on the vehicle trajectory and at least one possible object trajectory); and performing operations, by the computing device, to selectively cause the vehicle to perform an emergency maneuver based on results of the collision check.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2021Publication date: October 14, 2021Inventors: Albert Costa, Mark Ollis, Thomas Petroff, Brett Browning
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Publication number: 20210302983Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling the motion of an autonomous are provided. In one example embodiment, a computer implemented method includes obtaining, by one or more computing devices on-board an autonomous vehicle, data associated with one or more objects that are proximate to the autonomous vehicle. The data includes a predicted path of each respective object. The method includes identifying at least one object as an object of interest based at least in part on the data associated with the object of interest. The method includes generating cost data associated with the object of interest. The method includes determining a motion plan for the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on the cost data associated with the object of interest. The method includes providing data indicative of the motion plan to one or more vehicle control systems to implement the motion plan for the autonomous vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Albert Costa, Michael L. Phillips, Michael Bode
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Publication number: 20210302984Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling the motion of an autonomous are provided. In one example embodiment, a computer implemented method includes obtaining, by one or more computing devices on-board an autonomous vehicle, data associated with one or more objects that are proximate to the autonomous vehicle. The data includes a predicted path of each respective object. The method includes identifying at least one object as an object of interest based at least in part on the data associated with the object of interest. The method includes generating cost data associated with the object of interest. The method includes determining a motion plan for the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on the cost data associated with the object of interest. The method includes providing data indicative of the motion plan to one or more vehicle control systems to implement the motion plan for the autonomous vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Albert Costa, Michael L. Phillips, Michael Bode
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Publication number: 20210261156Abstract: A system of creating a simulation scenario definition to simulate behavior of an autonomous vehicle includes a computing device and a computer-readable storage medium having one or more programming instructions. The system identifies an event on which a simulation scenario definition is to be based, identifies one or more log files associated with the event, parses the one or more log files in a time-sequential order and populates the simulation scenario definition with information from the identified log files until an event trigger is detected, identifies an actor from one or more of the log files, infer a shape of the actor, generates one or more simulated tracks that includes the inferred shape for the actor, and adds the simulated tracks to the simulation scenario definition.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2020Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventors: Thomas Carl Ackenhausen, Patrick Michael Carmody, Albert Costa, Alexander Allen Nolley
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Publication number: 20210263524Abstract: A system of creating a simulation to simulate behavior of an autonomous vehicle includes a simulation system having an electronic device and a computer-readable storage medium having one or more programming instructions. When executed, the one or more programming instructions cause the electronic device to identify an event that is to be analyzed, receive from an autonomous vehicle system a first data stream that includes event information from one or more vehicle event log files that corresponds to the event, receive from a vehicle dynamics model a second data stream that includes synthetic event information that corresponds to the event, until a switch point is detected operate in a pure log execution stage, upon detection of the switch point operate in a play-forward execution stage, and cause the new simulation to be executed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2020Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventors: Thomas Carl Ackenhausen, Patrick Michael Carmody, Albert Costa
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Patent number: 11072326Abstract: Systems and methods for operating a vehicle. The methods comprise: generating, by a computing device, a vehicle trajectory for the vehicle that is in motion; detecting an object within a given distance from the vehicle; generating, by the computing device, at least one possible object trajectory for the object which was detected; performing, by the computing device, a collision check to determine that there remains time to react safely to worst-case behavior by the object (the collision check being based on the vehicle trajectory and at least one possible object trajectory); and performing operations, by the computing device, to selectively cause the vehicle to perform an emergency maneuver based on results of the collision check.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2019Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: ARGO AI, LLCInventors: Albert Costa, Mark Ollis, Thomas Petroff, Brett Browning
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Patent number: 11036233Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling the motion of an autonomous are provided. In one example embodiment, a computer implemented method includes obtaining, by one or more computing devices on-board an autonomous vehicle, data associated with one or more objects that are proximate to the autonomous vehicle. The data includes a predicted path of each respective object. The method includes identifying at least one object as an object of interest based at least in part on the data associated with the object of interest. The method includes generating cost data associated with the object of interest. The method includes determining a motion plan for the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on the cost data associated with the object of interest. The method includes providing data indicative of the motion plan to one or more vehicle control systems to implement the motion plan for the autonomous vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2018Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: UATC, LLCInventors: Albert Costa, Michael L. Phillips, Michael Bode
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Publication number: 20210107566Abstract: A method and a system for maneuvering an autonomous vehicle is disclosed. The system includes an autonomous vehicle including one or more sensors and a processor. The processor is configured to generate a nominal route from a start position toward a destination with reference to a road network map. The nominal route includes a plurality of consecutive lane segments from the start position to the destination. The processor is further configured to use the road network map to identify at least one candidate lane segment corresponding to one or more of the plurality of consecutive lane segments to generate an expanded route representation, generate a multi-corridor representation of a local region around the autonomous vehicle while travelling on the nominal path, and generate a trajectory for the autonomous vehicle to traverse the local region using the multi-corridor representation and perception data corresponding to the autonomous vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2019Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventors: Neal Seegmiller, Christopher Cunningham, Ramadev B. Hukkeri, Thomas Petroff, Albert Costa