Patents by Inventor Ethan Duff Eade

Ethan Duff Eade 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: 11621025
    Abstract: A method for receiving autonomous vehicle (AV) map data associated with an AV map of a geographic location and coverage map data associated with a coverage map of the geographic location. The AV map data is associated with an AV lane of a roadway in the geographic location, and the coverage map data is associated with a coverage lane of the roadway in the geographic location. The method includes generating a hybrid map of the geographic location based on the AV map data and the coverage map data and providing hybrid map data associated with the hybrid map for routing of an AV. The hybrid map includes the AV lane linked with the coverage lane of the roadway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: UATC, LLC
    Inventors: Gordon Peter Bailey, Bryan John Nagy, Adam Henry Polk Milstein, Robert Zlot, Adam Panzica, Brett Bavar, David Prasser, Peter Hansen, Ethan Duff Eade, Xxx Xinjilefu, Brett Browning
  • Patent number: 11340632
    Abstract: A georeferenced trajectory estimation system receives data generated by vehicle sensors from a fleet of vehicles and identifies sets of sensor measurements for a geographic region taken at different times. The sets of sensor measurements include environment geometry data and unaligned trajectory data in local coordinate frames. The georeferenced trajectory estimation system aligns the environment geometry data between sets of sensor measures, and, based on the alignment of the environment geometry data, transforms the identified corresponding trajectory data into a common coordinate frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: UATC, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Zlot, Ethan Duff Eade, Peter Hansen, David Prasser, Xxx Xinjilefu
  • Patent number: 11073400
    Abstract: A method for receiving autonomous vehicle (AV) map data associated with an AV map of a geographic location and coverage map data associated with a coverage map of the geographic location. The AV map data is associated with an AV lane of a roadway in the geographic location, and the coverage map data is associated with a coverage lane of the roadway in the geographic location. The method includes generating a hybrid map of the geographic location based on the AV map data and the coverage map data and providing hybrid map data associated with the hybrid map for routing of an AV. The hybrid map includes the AV lane linked with the coverage lane of the roadway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: UATC, LLC
    Inventors: Gordon Peter Bailey, Bryan John Nagy, Adam Henry Polk Milstein, Robert Michael Zlot, Adam Cole Panzica, Brett Bavar, David Peter Prasser, Peter Ian Hansen, Ethan Duff Eade, Xxx Xinjilefu, Brett Browning
  • Patent number: 10782411
    Abstract: Various examples are directed to systems and methods for determining a pose of a vehicle. A first localizer may generate a first pose estimate for the vehicle based at least in part on a comparison of first remote sensor data to a first reference data. A second localizer may generate a second pose estimate for the vehicle based at least in part on a comparison of second remote sensor data to a second reference data. A pose state estimator may generate a vehicle pose for the vehicle based at least in part on a first previous pose of the vehicle, the first pose estimate, and the second pose estimate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: UATC, LLC
    Inventors: Rachel Ahn, David Prasser, Peter Hansen, Robert Zlot, Ethan Duff Eade
  • Publication number: 20190302801
    Abstract: A georeferenced trajectory estimation system receives data generated by vehicle sensors from a fleet of vehicles and identifies sets of sensor measurements for a geographic region taken at different times. The sets of sensor measurements include environment geometry data and unaligned trajectory data in local coordinate frames. The georeferenced trajectory estimation system aligns the environment geometry data between sets of sensor measures, and, based on the alignment of the environment geometry data, transforms the identified corresponding trajectory data into a common coordinate frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Robert Zlot, Ethan Duff Eade, Peter Hansen, David Prasser, Xxx Xinjilefu
  • Publication number: 20190219699
    Abstract: Various examples are directed to systems and methods for determining a pose of a vehicle. A first localizer may generate a first pose estimate for the vehicle based at least in part on a comparison of first remote sensor data to a first reference data. A second localizer may generate a second pose estimate for the vehicle based at least in part on a comparison of second remote sensor data to a second reference data. A pose state estimator may generate a vehicle pose for the vehicle based at least in part on a first previous pose of the vehicle, the first pose estimate, and the second pose estimate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Rachel Ahn, David Prasser, Peter Hansen, Robert Zlot, Ethan Duff Eade
  • Publication number: 20190155306
    Abstract: An autonomous vehicle (AV) includes a vehicle computing system including one or more processors configured to receive map data associated with a map of a geographic location, determine, based on the map data, that the AV is on a coverage lane, and, in response to determining that the AV is on the coverage lane, control the AV to maintain at least one functionality associated with a fully-autonomous mode. The map includes (i) a coverage lane where the AV can operate and/or travel under a partially-autonomous mode or a manual mode, and (ii) an AV lane where the AV can operate and/or travel under the fully-autonomous mode. The coverage lane is linked to the AV lane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Gordon Peter Bailey, Bryan John Nagy, Adam Henry Polk Milstein, Robert Michael Zlot, Adam Cole Panzica, Brett Bavar, David Peter Prasser, Peter Ian Hansen, Ethan Duff Eade, Xxx Xinjilefu, Brett Browning
  • Publication number: 20190137285
    Abstract: A method for receiving autonomous vehicle (AV) map data associated with an AV map of a geographic location and coverage map data associated with a coverage map of the geographic location. The AV map data is associated with an AV lane of a roadway in the geographic location, and the coverage map data is associated with a coverage lane of the roadway in the geographic location. The method includes generating a hybrid map of the geographic location based on the AV map data and the coverage map data and providing hybrid map data associated with the hybrid map for routing of an AV. The hybrid map includes the AV lane linked with the coverage lane of the roadway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Gordon Peter Bailey, Bryan John Nagy, Adam Henry Polk Milstein, Robert Michael Zlot, Adam Cole Panzica, Brett Bavar, David Peter Prasser, Peter Ian Hansen, Ethan Duff Eade, Xxx Xinjilefu, Brett Browning