Patents by Inventor Ningshan Zhang

Ningshan Zhang 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: 11892832
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium that generates lane path descriptors for use by autonomous vehicles. One of the methods includes receiving data that defines valid lane paths in a scene in an environment. Each valid lane path represents a path through the scene that can be traversed by a vehicle. User interface presentation data can be provided to a user device. The user interface can contain: (i) a first display area that displays a first visual representation of the sensor measurement; and (ii) a second display area that displays a second visual representation of the set of valid lane paths. User input modifying the second visual representation of the set of valid lane paths can be received; and in response to receiving the user input, the set of valid lane paths of the scene in the environment can be modified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Sham, Homero Menchaca Hernández, Jeffrey Carlson, Yulai Shen, Ningshan Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230356748
    Abstract: A system identifies a set of input data including a roadgraph identifying an intermediate autonomous vehicle (AV) driving path related to a scene representing an environment proximate an AV. The intermediate AV driving path reflects a modification to an initial (AV) driving path to avoid one or more obstacles obstructing the initial AV driving path. The system performs, using the set of input data, a path adjustment operation that identifies one or more candidate AV driving paths based on the intermediate AV driving path and determines a cost value for each of the candidate AV driving paths. The system identifies, among the candidate AV driving paths, a final AV driving path having a cost value that satisfies an evaluation criterion. The final AV driving path is to be included in the set of training data as a target output paired with training input including scene data identifying the scene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Congrui Hetang, Ningshan Zhang
  • Publication number: 20220404823
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium that generates lane path descriptors for use by autonomous vehicles. One of the methods includes receiving data that defines valid lane paths in a scene in an environment. Each valid lane path represents a path through the scene that can be traversed by a vehicle. User interface presentation data can be provided to a user device. The user interface can contain: (i) a first display area that displays a first visual representation of the sensor measurement; and (ii) a second display area that displays a second visual representation of the set of valid lane paths. User input modifying the second visual representation of the set of valid lane paths can be received; and in response to receiving the user input, the set of valid lane paths of the scene in the environment can be modified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Jeffrey Sham, Homero Menchaca Hernández, Jeffrey Carlson, Yulai Shen, Ningshan Zhang