Patents by Inventor Andrea Allais
Andrea Allais 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: 11915427Abstract: An autonomous vehicle is described herein. The autonomous vehicle generates segmentation scenes based upon lidar data generated by a lidar sensor system of the autonomous vehicle. The lidar data includes points indicative of positions of objects in a driving environment of the autonomous vehicle. The segmentation scenes comprise regions that are indicative of the objects in the driving environment. The autonomous vehicle generates scores for each segmentation scene based upon characteristics of each segmentation scenes and selects a segmentation scene based upon the scores. The autonomous vehicle then operates based upon the segmentation scene.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2020Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Andrea Allais, Micah Christopher Chambers
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Patent number: 11853061Abstract: An autonomous vehicle is described herein. The autonomous vehicle includes a lidar sensor system. The autonomous vehicle additionally includes a computing system that executes a lidar segmentation system, wherein the lidar segmentation system is configured to identify objects that are in proximity to the autonomous vehicle based upon output of the lidar sensor system. The computing system further includes a deep neural network (DNN), where the lidar segmentation system identifies the objects in proximity to the autonomous vehicle based upon output of the DNN.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Andrea Allais, Micah Christopher Chambers, William Gongshu Xie, Adam Samuel Cadien, Elliot Branson
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Patent number: 11624617Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are disclosed for synchronizing a map within shared memory for a navigating autonomous vehicle. A map, defined by a geographical area around an autonomous vehicle navigating a route, can be received and stored in shared memory. The shared memory can be a specific physical block of RAM. Concurrent access to the map within the shared memory can be granted to downstream nodes on the autonomous vehicle as the autonomous vehicle navigates the route. This shares the map among many nodes while, at the same time, allowing updates to the map without blocking those nodes at any time.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2019Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: GM Cruise Holdings LLC.Inventors: Roman Sergeev, Andrea Allais, Gautier Minster
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Publication number: 20230032009Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are disclosed for synchronizing a map within shared memory for a navigating autonomous vehicle. A map, defined by a geographical area around an autonomous vehicle navigating a route, can be received and stored in shared memory. The shared memory can be a specific physical block of RAM. Concurrent access to the map within the shared memory can be granted to downstream nodes on the autonomous vehicle as the autonomous vehicle navigates the route. This shares the map among many nodes while, at the same time, allowing updates to the map without blocking those nodes at any time.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Inventors: Roman Sergeev, Andrea Allais, Gautier Minster
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Patent number: 11449067Abstract: An autonomous vehicle is described herein. The autonomous vehicle generates segmentation scenes based upon lidar data generated by a lidar sensor system of the autonomous vehicle. The lidar data includes points indicative of positions of objects in a driving environment of the autonomous vehicle. The segmentation scenes comprise regions that are indicative of the objects in the driving environment. The autonomous vehicle generates scores for each segmentation scene based upon characteristics of each segmentation scenes and selects a segmentation scene based upon the scores. The autonomous vehicle then operates based upon the segmentation scene.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2018Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Andrea Allais, Micah Christopher Chambers
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Publication number: 20220019221Abstract: An autonomous vehicle is described herein. The autonomous vehicle includes a lidar sensor system. The autonomous vehicle additionally includes a computing system that executes a lidar segmentation system, wherein the lidar segmentation system is configured to identify objects that are in proximity to the autonomous vehicle based upon output of the lidar sensor system. The computing system further includes a deep neural network (DNN), where the lidar segmentation system identifies the objects in proximity to the autonomous vehicle based upon output of the DNN.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2021Publication date: January 20, 2022Inventors: Andrea Allais, Micah Christopher Chambers, William Gongshu Xie, Adam Samuel Cadien, Elliot Branson
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Patent number: 11204605Abstract: An autonomous vehicle is described herein. The autonomous vehicle includes a lidar sensor system. The autonomous vehicle additionally includes a computing system that executes a lidar segmentation system, wherein the lidar segmentation system is configured to identify objects that are in proximity to the autonomous vehicle based upon output of the lidar sensor system. The computing system further includes a deep neural network (DNN), where the lidar segmentation system identifies the objects in proximity to the autonomous vehicle based upon output of the DNN.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2018Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Andrea Allais, Micah Christopher Chambers, William Gongshu Xie, Adam Samuel Cadien, Elliot Branson
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Publication number: 20210223402Abstract: An autonomous vehicle is described herein. The autonomous vehicle includes a lidar sensor system. The autonomous vehicle additionally includes a computing system that executes a lidar segmentation system, wherein the lidar segmentation system is configured to identify objects that are in proximity to the autonomous vehicle based upon output of the lidar sensor system. The computing system further includes a deep neural network (DNN), where the lidar segmentation system identifies the objects in proximity to the autonomous vehicle based upon output of the DNN.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2021Publication date: July 22, 2021Inventors: Andrea Allais, Adam Samuel Cadien, Elliot Branson, William Gongshu Xie, Micah Christopher Chambers
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Publication number: 20210199445Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are disclosed for synchronizing a map within shared memory for a navigating autonomous vehicle. A map, defined by a geographical area around an autonomous vehicle navigating a route, can be received and stored in shared memory. The shared memory can be a specific physical block of RAM. Concurrent access to the map within the shared memory can be granted to downstream nodes on the autonomous vehicle as the autonomous vehicle navigates the route. This shares the map among many nodes while, at the same time, allowing updates to the map without blocking those nodes at any time.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2019Publication date: July 1, 2021Inventors: Roman Sergeev, Andrea Allais, Gautier Minster
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Patent number: 11022693Abstract: An autonomous vehicle is described herein. The autonomous vehicle includes a lidar sensor system. The autonomous vehicle additionally includes a computing system that executes a lidar segmentation system, wherein the lidar segmentation system is configured to identify objects that are in proximity to the autonomous vehicle based upon output of the lidar sensor system. The computing system further includes a deep neural network (DNN), where the lidar segmentation system identifies the objects in proximity to the autonomous vehicle based upon output of the DNN.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2018Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Andrea Allais, Adam Samuel Cadien, Elliot Branson, William Gongshu Xie, Micah Christopher Chambers
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Publication number: 20210080590Abstract: An autonomous vehicle is described herein. The autonomous vehicle generates segmentation scenes based upon lidar data generated by a lidar sensor system of the autonomous vehicle. The lidar data includes points indicative of positions of objects in a driving environment of the autonomous vehicle. The segmentation scenes comprise regions that are indicative of the objects in the driving environment. The autonomous vehicle generates scores for each segmentation scene based upon characteristics of each segmentation scenes and selects a segmentation scene based upon the scores. The autonomous vehicle then operates based upon the segmentation scene.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: Andrea Allais, Micah Christopher Chambers
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Patent number: 10884411Abstract: An autonomous vehicle is described herein. The autonomous vehicle includes a lidar sensor system. The autonomous vehicle additionally includes a computing system that executes a lidar segmentation system, wherein the lidar segmentation system is configured to identify objects that are in proximity to the autonomous vehicle based upon output of the lidar sensor system. The computing system further includes a deep neural network (DNN), where the lidar segmentation system identifies the objects in proximity to the autonomous vehicle based upon output of the DNN. The computing system is further configured to align a heightmap to lidar data output by the lidar sensor system based upon output of the DNN. The lidar segmentation system can identify objects in proximity to the autonomous vehicle based upon the aligned heightmap.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2018Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Andrea Allais, Adam Samuel Cadien, Elliot Branson, William Gongshu Xie, Micah Christopher Chambers
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Patent number: 10884131Abstract: An autonomous vehicle generates segmentation scenes based upon lidar data generated by a lidar sensor system of the autonomous vehicle. The lidar data includes points indicative of positions of objects in a driving environment of the autonomous vehicle. The segmentation scenes comprise regions that are indicative of the objects in the driving environment. The autonomous vehicle generates scores for each segmentation scene based upon characteristics of each segmentation scenes and selects a segmentation scene based upon the scores. The autonomous vehicle then operates based upon the segmentation scene.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2018Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Andrea Allais, Micah Christopher Chambers