Patents by Inventor Francis ASSADIAN

Francis ASSADIAN 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: 11069161
    Abstract: A computer, including a processor and a memory, the memory including instructions to be executed by the processor to determine performance of a plurality of vehicle data sources used to operate a vehicle by evaluating each vehicle data source output data and train a deep neural network to determine reliability for each of the vehicle data sources based on the performance using reinforcement learning. The instructions can further include instructions to combine output data from the vehicle data sources based on the reliability including using the deep neural network to correlate output data from one or more vehicle data sources to the performance to determine how accurately the output data from each vehicle data source corresponds to vehicle performance and operate the vehicle based on combined output data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Iman Soltani Bozchalooi, Francis Assadian, Lisa Scaria
  • Publication number: 20210097783
    Abstract: A computer, including a processor and a memory, the memory including instructions to be executed by the processor to determine performance of a plurality of vehicle data sources used to operate a vehicle by evaluating each vehicle data source output data and train a deep neural network to determine reliability for each of the vehicle data sources based on the performance using reinforcement learning. The instructions can further include instructions to combine output data from the vehicle data sources based on the reliability including using the deep neural network to correlate output data from one or more vehicle data sources to the performance to determine how accurately the output data from each vehicle data source corresponds to vehicle performance and operate the vehicle based on combined output data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Iman Soltani Bozchalooi, Francis Assadian, Lisa Scaria
  • Patent number: 10926416
    Abstract: An automation system includes a manipulation system including a manipulator for moving an object to a target location, a vision system for detecting landmarks on the object and the target location, and a learning and control module. The vision system is movable. The learning and control module is configured to control a movement of the manipulator and change a field of view of the vision system independent of the movement of the manipulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Iman Soltani Bozchalooi, Francis Assadian
  • Patent number: 10929714
    Abstract: A method of acquiring and processing visual data is provided, which includes: directing a light of a particular color to at least one of the plurality of landmarks on an object to illuminate the at least one of the plurality of landmarks; obtaining a first image of the object when the at least one of the plurality of landmarks on the object is illuminated; and extracting coordinates of the at least one of the plurality of landmarks from the first image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Iman Soltani Bozchalooi, Francis Assadian
  • Publication number: 20200156255
    Abstract: An automation system includes a manipulation system including a manipulator for moving an object to a target location, a vision system for detecting landmarks on the object and the target location, and a learning and control module. The vision system is movable. The learning and control module is configured to control a movement of the manipulator and change a field of view of the vision system independent of the movement of the manipulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Iman SOLTANI BOZCHALOOI, Francis ASSADIAN
  • Publication number: 20200160107
    Abstract: A method of acquiring and processing visual data is provided, which includes: directing a light of a particular color to at least one of the plurality of landmarks on an object to illuminate the at least one of the plurality of landmarks; obtaining a first image of the object when the at least one of the plurality of landmarks on the object is illuminated; and extracting coordinates of the at least one of the plurality of landmarks from the first image
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Iman SOLTANI BOZCHALOOI, Francis ASSADIAN