Patents by Inventor Mark BEELER

Mark BEELER 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).

  • Publication number: 20200300967
    Abstract: A method for performing a sensor verification for a vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle includes a first sensor and a second sensor, wherein a first sensor coordinate system of the first sensor and a second sensor coordinate system of the second sensor are related to a vehicle coordinate system, and wherein the first sensor and the second sensor have an at least partly overlapping observable space. The method includes determining a first position of an external object located in the at least partly overlapping observable space by means of the first sensor of the vehicle, and determining a second position of the external object by means of the second sensor of the vehicle. The method includes comparing the determined first and second positions in relation to any one of the first sensor coordinate system, second sensor coordinate system or vehicle coordinate system in order to form a first comparison value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Jon D. DEMERLY, Ryan BROWN, Mark BEELER, Kaice REILLY, James POPLAWSKI
  • Publication number: 20200191951
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and arrangements for safety monitoring of a safety zone under and in near vicinity around a parked autonomous vehicle before driving, wherein the method comprise acquiring sensor data from an active sensor system located on the undercarriage of the vehicle, wherein the active sensor system is arranged to transmit a signal and receive the signal reflected off objects within the safety zone and store sensor data representative of substantially all of the safety zone, repeatedly building a representation of the safety zone by acquiring sensor data from the active sensor system; iteratively aggregating the representations of the safety zone with a statistical model, and continuously analysing the aggregation of representations and determining if a sensitive object is located within the safety zone of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Kaice REILLY, James POPLAWSKI, Mark BEELER, Ryan BROWN, Jon D. DEMERLY