Patents by Inventor Allen Edward Flick

Allen Edward Flick 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).

  • Patent number: 11960292
    Abstract: Method and systems for generating vehicle motion planning model simulation scenarios are disclosed. The system receives a base simulation scenario with features of a scene through which a vehicle may travel. The system then generates an augmentation element with a simulated behavior for an object in the scene by: (i) accessing a data store in which behavior probabilities are mapped to object types to retrieve a set of behavior probabilities for the object; and (ii) applying a randomization function to the behavior probabilities to select the simulated behavior for the object. The system will add the augmentation element to the base simulation scenario at the interaction zone to yield an augmented simulation scenario. The system will then apply the augmented simulation scenario to an autonomous vehicle motion planning model to train the motion planning model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Argo AI, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Nayhouse, Michael Pacilio, Thomas Carl Ackenhausen, Allen Edward Flick
  • Publication number: 20230258799
    Abstract: An apparatus for artificial intelligence (AI) bathymetry is disclosed. The apparatus includes a sonic unit attached to a boat, the sonic unit configured to generate a plurality of metric data as a function of a plurality of ultrasonic pulses and a plurality of return pulses. An image processing module is configured to generate a bathymetric image as a function of the plurality of metric data, identify, as a function of the bathymetric image, an underwater landmark, and register the bathymetric image to a map location as a function of the underwater landmark. A communication module is configured to transmit the registered bathymetric image to at least a computing device. An autonomous navigation module is configured to determine a heading for the boat as a function of a path datum and command boat control to navigate the boat as a function of the heading.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: Mythos AI Inc
    Inventors: Geoffrey Michael Douglass, John Rogers Houston, Allen Edward Flick, Damon Allen Wolfe
  • Publication number: 20230037142
    Abstract: Method and systems for generating vehicle motion planning model simulation scenarios are disclosed. The system receives a base simulation scenario with features of a scene through which a vehicle may travel. The system then generates an augmentation element with a simulated behavior for an object in the scene by: (i) accessing a data store in which behavior probabilities are mapped to object types to retrieve a set of behavior probabilities for the object; and (ii) applying a randomization function to the behavior probabilities to select the simulated behavior for the object. The system will add the augmentation element to the base simulation scenario at the interaction zone to yield an augmented simulation scenario. The system will then apply the augmented simulation scenario to an autonomous vehicle motion planning model to train the motion planning model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Nayhouse, Michael Pacilio, Thomas Carl Ackenhausen, Allen Edward Flick
  • Publication number: 20230030474
    Abstract: Method and systems for generating vehicle motion planning model simulation scenarios are disclosed. The method receives a base simulation scenario with features of a scene through which a vehicle may travel, defines an interaction zone in the scene, generates an augmentation element that includes an object and a behavior for the object, and adds the augmentation element to the base simulation scenario at the interaction zone to yield an augmented simulation scenario. The augmented simulation scenario is applied to a vehicle motion planning model to train the model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Nayhouse, Michael Pacilio, Thomas Carl Ackenhausen, Davide Corradi, Jad Nohra, Allen Edward Flick
  • Patent number: 11520042
    Abstract: An apparatus for artificial intelligence (AI) bathymetry is disclosed. The apparatus includes a sonic unit attached to a boat, the sonic unit configured to generate a plurality of metric data as a function of a plurality of ultrasonic pulses and a plurality of return pulses. An image processing module is configured to generate a bathymetric image as a function of the plurality of metric data, identify, as a function of the bathymetric image, an underwater landmark, and register the bathymetric image to a map location as a function of the underwater landmark. A communication module is configured to transmit the registered bathymetric image to at least a remote device. An autonomous navigation module is configured to determine a heading for the boat as a function of a path datum and command boat control to navigate the boat as a function of the heading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Mythos AI Inc
    Inventors: Geoffrey Michael Douglass, John Rogers Houston, Allen Edward Flick, Damon Allen Wolfe