Patents by Inventor Kirk North

Kirk North 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).

  • Ghost object identification for automobile radar tracking
    Patent number: 12196841
    Abstract: Ghost Object Identification For Automobile Radar Tracking A method of classifying an object detected by a radar device (R) includes identifying two dynamic objects (O) and one stationary object from sensor data detected by at least one sensor; determining a plurality of confidences based on a comparison of the separation distance between each object and a range of each object to the sensor. The method also determining a highest confidence value among them; comparing the highest confidence to a p re-defined threshold; and increasing a corresponding ghost probability, when the highest confidence value is higher than a predetermined threshold or decreasing the corresponding ghost probability, when the highest confidence value is not higher than the predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Continental Autonomous Mobility US, LLC
    Inventors: Pengbo Li, Okechukwu Sidney Igbokwe, Kyle Kolasinski, Kirk North, Adam Gagorik
  • Ghost Object Identification For Automobile Radar Tracking
    Publication number: 20220163649
    Abstract: Ghost Object Identification For Automobile Radar Tracking A method of classifying an object detected by a radar device (R) includes identifying two dynamic objects (O) and one stationary object from sensor data detected by at least one sensor; determining a plurality of confidences based on a comparison of the separation distance between each object and a range of each object to the sensor. The method also determining a highest confidence value among them; comparing the highest confidence to a p re-defined threshold; and increasing a corresponding ghost probability, when the highest confidence value is higher than a predetermined threshold or decreasing the corresponding ghost probability, when the highest confidence value is not higher than the predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Pengbo Li, Okechukwu Sidney Igbokwe, Kyle Kolasinski, Kirk North, Adam Gagorik