Patents by Inventor Aleksandrs Ecins

Aleksandrs Ecins 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: 20240110811
    Abstract: Techniques are discussed for modifying map elements associated with map data. Map data can include three-dimensional data (e.g., LIDAR data) representing an environment, while map elements can be associated with the map data to identify locations and semantic information associated with an environment, such as regions that correspond to driving lanes or crosswalks. A trajectory associated with the map data can be updated, such as when aligning one or more trajectories in response to a loop closure, updated calibration, etc. The transformation between a trajectory and an updated trajectory can be applied to map elements to warp the map elements so that they correspond to the updated map data, thereby providing automatic and accurate techniques for updating map elements associated with map data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Derek Adams, Patrick Blaes, Aleksandrs Ecins, Jesse Sol Levinson, Daniel Miller
  • Patent number: 11898873
    Abstract: Systems and methods for calibrating multiple inertial measurement units on a system include calibrating a first of the inertial measurement units relative to the system using a first calibration model, and calibrating the remaining inertial measurement unit(s) relative to the first inertial measurement unit using a second calibration model. The calibration of the remaining inertial measurement unit(s) to the first inertial measurement unit can be based on a rigid body model by aligning a rotational velocity of the first inertial measurement unit with a rotational velocity of the remaining inertial measurement unit(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: ZOOX, INC.
    Inventors: Siddharth Ratapani Navin, Derek Adams, Michael Carsten Bosse, Aleksandrs Ecins
  • Patent number: 11761791
    Abstract: Techniques are discussed for modifying map elements associated with map data. Map data can include three-dimensional data (e.g., LIDAR data) representing an environment, while map elements can be associated with the map data to identify locations and semantic information associated with an environment, such as regions that correspond to driving lanes or crosswalks. A trajectory associated with the map data can be updated, such as when aligning one or more trajectories in response to a loop closure, updated calibration, etc. The transformation between a trajectory and an updated trajectory can be applied to map elements to warp the map elements so that they correspond to the updated map data, thereby providing automatic and accurate techniques for updating map elements associated with map data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Zoox, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek Adams, Patrick Blaes, Aleksandrs Ecins, Jesse Sol Levinson, Daniel Miller
  • Patent number: 11680824
    Abstract: Techniques for, among other things, detecting faults associated with inertial measurement units (IMUs) of a vehicle when multiple IMUs are coupled to the vehicle are described herein. The techniques may include receiving first data from a first IMU of the vehicle and receiving second data from a second IMU of the vehicle. Based at least in part on the first data and the second data, a rotation of the first IMU relative to the second IMU may be calculated. The calculated rotation between the first IMU and the second IMU may be indicative of a fault associated with the first IMU or the second IMU. In response to detecting the fault, an action may be performed with respect to the first IMU or the second IMU to correct for the fault.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Zoox, Inc.
    Inventors: Siddharth Ratapani Navin, Derek Adams, Michael Carsten Bosse, Aleksandrs Ecins
  • Publication number: 20230066919
    Abstract: Systems and methods for calibrating multiple inertial measurement units on a system include calibrating a first of the inertial measurement units relative to the system using a first calibration model, and calibrating the remaining inertial measurement unit(s) relative to the first inertial measurement unit using a second calibration model. The calibration of the remaining inertial measurement unit(s) to the first inertial measurement unit can be based on a rigid body model by aligning a rotational velocity of the first inertial measurement unit with a rotational velocity of the remaining inertial measurement unit(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Siddharth Ratapani Navin, Derek Adams, Michael Carsten Bosse, Aleksandrs Ecins
  • Patent number: 11125861
    Abstract: Techniques for validating data that represents an environment are discussed herein. In examples, the techniques can associate data of an environment with a voxel space including multiple voxels. The techniques can analyze the voxels to identify an error, such as multiple layers for a single surface in an environment, a hole for a location in an environment where a hole does not exist, uneven regions for a smooth surface in an environment, and so on. In some examples, when an error has been identified, an action can be performed, such as displaying a representation associated with the data and an indication of the error, storing an indication of the error in a log file, updating a trajectory for a vehicle, updating the data or a mesh associated with the data, and so on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Zoox, Inc.
    Inventors: Aleksandrs Ecins, Nitesh Shroff
  • Publication number: 20210041250
    Abstract: Techniques are discussed for modifying map elements associated with map data. Map data can include three-dimensional data (e.g., LIDAR data) representing an environment, while map elements can be associated with the map data to identify locations and semantic information associated with an environment, such as regions that correspond to driving lanes or crosswalks. A trajectory associated with the map data can be updated, such as when aligning one or more trajectories in response to a loop closure, updated calibration, etc. The transformation between a trajectory and an updated trajectory can be applied to map elements to warp the map elements so that they correspond to the updated map data, thereby providing automatic and accurate techniques for updating map elements associated with map data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Derek Adams, Patrick Blaes, Aleksandrs Ecins, Jesse Sol Levinson, Daniel Miller
  • Patent number: 10782136
    Abstract: Techniques are discussed for modifying map elements associated with map data. Map data can include three-dimensional data (e.g., LIDAR data) representing an environment, while map elements can be associated with the map data to identify locations and semantic information associated with an environment, such as regions that correspond to driving lanes or crosswalks. A trajectory associated with the map data can be updated, such as when aligning one or more trajectories in response to a loop closure, updated calibration, etc. The transformation between a trajectory and an updated trajectory can be applied to map elements to warp the map elements so that they correspond to the updated map data, thereby providing automatic and accurate techniques for updating map elements associated with map data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Zoox, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek Adams, Patrick Blaes, Aleksandrs Ecins, Jesse Sol Levinson, Daniel Miller
  • Publication number: 20200110158
    Abstract: Techniques for validating data that represents an environment are discussed herein. In examples, the techniques can associate data of an environment with a voxel space including multiple voxels. The techniques can analyze the voxels to identify an error, such as multiple layers for a single surface in an environment, a hole for a location in an environment where a hole does not exist, uneven regions for a smooth surface in an environment, and so on. In some examples, when an error has been identified, an action can be performed, such as displaying a representation associated with the data and an indication of the error, storing an indication of the error in a log file, updating a trajectory for a vehicle, updating the data or a mesh associated with the data, and so on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Aleksandrs Ecins, Nitesh Shroff
  • Publication number: 20200103236
    Abstract: Techniques are discussed for modifying map elements associated with map data. Map data can include three-dimensional data (e.g., LIDAR data) representing an environment, while map elements can be associated with the map data to identify locations and semantic information associated with an environment, such as regions that correspond to driving lanes or crosswalks. A trajectory associated with the map data can be updated, such as when aligning one or more trajectories in response to a loop closure, updated calibration, etc. The transformation between a trajectory and an updated trajectory can be applied to map elements to warp the map elements so that they correspond to the updated map data, thereby providing automatic and accurate techniques for updating map elements associated with map data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Derek Adams, Patrick Blaes, Aleksandrs Ecins, Jesse Sol Levinson, Daniel Miller