Patents by Inventor Avinash Nair

Avinash Nair 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).

  • ELIMINATING SENSOR SELF-HIT DATA
    Publication number: 20230333226
    Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to ways to identify self-hit data collected by autonomous vehicle (AV) sensors. In some aspects, a method of the disclosed technology includes steps for generating a geometric model of an autonomous vehicle (AV), wherein the geometric model specifies physical boundaries of the AV in three-dimensional (3D) space, collecting sensor data for an environment around the AV, and identifying one or more data points, from among the collected sensor data, that correspond with a surface of the AV. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Sandeep Gangundi, Avinash Nair, Abdelrahman Elogeel, Kyle Vogt, Cornelis Jacob Lekkerkerker
  • Eliminating sensor self-hit data
    Patent number: 11726188
    Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to ways to identify self-hit data collected by autonomous vehicle (AV) sensors. In some aspects, a method of the disclosed technology includes steps for generating a geometric model of an autonomous vehicle (AV), wherein the geometric model specifies physical boundaries of the AV in three-dimensional (3D) space, collecting sensor data for an environment around the AV, and identifying one or more data points, from among the collected sensor data, that correspond with a surface of the AV. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: GM Cruise Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Sandeep Gangundi, Avinash Nair, Abdelrahman Elogeel, Kyle Vogt, Cornelis Jacob Lekkerkerker
  • ELIMINATING SENSOR SELF-HIT DATA
    Publication number: 20210333373
    Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to ways to identify self-hit data collected by autonomous vehicle (AV) sensors. In some aspects, a method of the disclosed technology includes steps for generating a geometric model of an autonomous vehicle (AV), wherein the geometric model specifies physical boundaries of the AV in three-dimensional (3D) space, collecting sensor data for an environment around the AV, and identifying one or more data points, from among the collected sensor data, that correspond with a surface of the AV. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Sandeep Gangundi, Avinash Nair, Abdelrahman Elogeel, Kyle Vogt, Cornelis Jacob Lekkerkerker