Patents by Inventor Vivek Vijaya Kumar

Vivek Vijaya Kumar 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: 20250137815
    Abstract: A system for resolving discrepancies in map data includes one or more central computers in wireless communication with one or more vehicles. The one or more central computers are programmed to receive a first map dataset and a second map dataset. The one or more central computers are further programmed to receive a plurality of crowdsourced map datasets. Each of the plurality of crowdsourced map datasets represents the predefined geographical area. The one or more central computers are further programmed to compare each of the plurality of crowdsourced map datasets with the first map dataset and the second map dataset to determine one or more common lane lines. The one or more central computers are further programmed to determine a fused map dataset based on the first map dataset, the second map dataset, the plurality of crowdsourced map datasets, and the one or more common lane lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Gui Chen, Bo Yu, Shuqing Zeng, Joon Hwang, Mason David Gemar, Fan Bai, Vivek Vijaya Kumar
  • Publication number: 20250140107
    Abstract: A system for enhancing efficient of vehicle to everything (V2X) stream communication includes transmitting and receiving vehicles. Sensors capture information about the transmitting and receiving vehicles, and capture environmental information about an environment of the transmitting and receiving vehicles. Each vehicle has a controller that executes an application for enhancing V2X stream communication (EVSC). The EVSC obtains, from the sensors, transmitting and receiving vehicle information and environmental information. The EVSC actively and continuously engages a sparse signing approach (SSA) and a chained packet approach (CPA) portion of the EVSC to monitor bandwidth utilization and computational resource utilization for the transmitting and receiving vehicle information and environmental information, and to actively and continuously reduce bandwidth and computational resource utilization from a first level to a second level less than the first level while ensuring security of V2X communications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Mohamed A. Layouni, Vivek Vijaya Kumar, Xiaoguang Huang
  • Patent number: 12270918
    Abstract: A global positioning system (GPS)-bias detection and reduction system including a GPS-bias model having GPS statistical data creating a database representing data collected from a vehicle group having thousands or multiple thousands of vehicles saved in a database. At least one newly collected vehicle GPS data point is compared to the GPS statistical data to reduce negative effects of GPS-bias and to update the vehicle GPS-bias correction based on a previous GPS-bias model. A selected road node and a segment of a roadway have a map matching performed using a nearest service from a collection location of the GPS statistical data. A GPS-bias is calculated using a look-up of the database. An estimated horizontal position error (EHPE) defining a quality indicator is applied to distinguish a good quality GPS statistical data from a poor quality GPS statistical data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Gui Chen, Shu Chen, Bo Yu, Joon Hwang, Carl P. Darukhanavala, Vivek Vijaya Kumar
  • Patent number: 12266188
    Abstract: A method of determining the position of a vehicle includes generating a vehicle-based point cloud of objects in proximity to the vehicle, referenced to a vehicle-based coordinate system. The method also includes receiving an infrastructure-based point cloud, referenced to a global coordinate system, of objects detected by a camera mounted at a fixed location external to the vehicle, and registering the vehicle-based point cloud with the infrastructure-based point cloud to determine the vehicle position in the global coordinate system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Bo Yu, Kamran Ali, Vivek Vijaya Kumar, Curtis L. Hay, Pei Xu, Hariharan Krishnan
  • Patent number: 12240474
    Abstract: A vehicle system is provided for correcting in real-time a camera-based estimated position of a road object. The system includes a camera for generating an image input signal including image sensor data associated with the road object. The system further includes one or more input devices for generating a vehicle input signal including vehicle sensor data associated with a position, a speed, and a heading of the vehicle. The system further includes a computer, which includes one or more processors and a non-transitory computer readable medium (CRM) storing instructions. The processor is programmed to match the image sensor data and the vehicle sensor data to one another based on a common time of collection. The processor is further programmed to determine an error model and a deviation of a current camera-based position from a predicted position. The processor is further programmed to update the error model based on the deviation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Vivek Vijaya Kumar, Bo Yu, Donald K. Grimm, Fan Bai, Joon Hwang, Carl P. Darukhanavala, Carolyn Heather MacLeod, Muhammad Rehan
  • Patent number: 12222217
    Abstract: A method of creating a high-definition (HD) map of a roadway includes receiving a multi-layer probability density bitmap. The multi-layer probability density bitmap represents a plurality of lane lines of the roadway sensed by a plurality of sensors of a plurality of vehicles. The multi-layer probability density bitmap includes a plurality of points. The method further includes recursively conducting a hill climbing search using the multi-layer probability density bitmap to create a plurality of lines. In addition, the method includes creating the HD map of the roadway using the plurality of lines determined by the hill climbing search.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Bo Yu, Fan Bai, Gui Chen, Joon Hwang, Carl P. Darukhanavala, Vivek Vijaya Kumar, Shu Chen, Donald K. Grimm
  • Publication number: 20240422513
    Abstract: A method of controlling communication signal transmission in vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication includes obtaining a prohibited V2X communication map, the prohibited V2X communication map including locations of multiple geo-fence boundaries for regions in which V2X communication signal transmission is prohibited, obtaining a current location of a vehicle, determining a distance of the vehicle from a nearest one of the multiple geo-fence boundaries, and inhibiting transmission of V2X communication signals from at least one antenna of the vehicle in response to a determination that the distance of the vehicle is less than a specified boundary distance threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Vivek VIJAYA KUMAR, Hariharan KRISHNAN, Mohammad Naserian, Curtis L. HAY, Priya Biby ABRAHAM
  • Publication number: 20240385010
    Abstract: A system for fusing two or more versions of map data together includes one or more central computers that receive road network data representing a road network for a predefined geofenced area. The central computers compute a plurality of points that are each positioned at a predetermined distance from one another. The central computers create a plurality of bounding boxes for the road network based on the plurality of points and create a set of closest matched map data points for each bounding box that is part of the road network by executing a map-matching registration algorithm to align the two or more versions of map data with one another. The central computers execute a maximum likelihood estimation algorithm to determine probability distribution parameters of the set of closest matched map data points compared to the ground truth map data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Gui Chen, Bo Yu, Shuqing Zeng, Fan Bai, Joon Hwang, Vivek Vijaya Kumar, Mason David Gemar, Carl P. Darukhanavala
  • Publication number: 20240375659
    Abstract: A system for determining an optimal behavior for a vehicle includes at least one vehicle sensor and a controller in electrical communication with the at least one vehicle sensor. The controller is programmed to determine an ingress stop bar location and an egress stop bar location of a traffic-signal-controlled intersection in a path of the vehicle using the at least one vehicle sensor. The controller is further programmed to determine a current signal phase of the traffic signal using the at least one vehicle sensor. The controller is further programmed to determine a location of a first remote vehicle using the at least one vehicle sensor. The controller is further programmed to determine the optimal behavior for the vehicle based at least in part on the ingress stop bar location, the egress stop bar location, the current signal phase, and the location of the first remote vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Vivek Vijaya Kumar, Hariharan Krishnan, Mohammad Naserian, Priya Biby Abraham, Curtis L. Hay
  • Publication number: 20240363006
    Abstract: A system for optimizing traffic signal timing using telemetry includes: wirelessly connected devices (WCDs), traffic operations centers (TOCs) controlling one or more traffic signals, and control modules storing and continuously executing control logic in a closed loop. The control logic continuously receives real-time WCD telemetry data and performs real-time processing of the telemetry data to match the telemetry data to physical locations. Processed telemetry data is aggregated to determine WCD trajectories. The system selectively performs time-of-day (TOD), offset, and green split optimizations, and receives the WCD trajectories and outputs of the TOD, offset, and green split optimization within an API. The system generates an optimized signal plan from data from the API, and verifies the optimized signal plan. The optimized signal plan is received by the TOCs and selectively uploaded to the traffic signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Henry Xianghong Liu, Xingmin Wang, Zachary Jerome, Vivek Vijaya Kumar, Fan Bai, Zihao Wang, Shengyin Shen
  • Patent number: 12128889
    Abstract: A system comprises a computer including a processor and a memory. The memory includes instructions such that the processor is programmed to: receive safety messages from a plurality of vehicles in communication with the edge server, determine an uplink frequency recommendation for transmitting safety messages from at least one vehicle of the plurality of vehicles based on at least one of a position error or a collision risk, determine a downlink frequency recommendation for transmitting safety messaging to at least one vehicle of the plurality of vehicles based on at least one of a position error or a collision risk, and transmit the frequency recommendations to the at least one vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Sandeep Vig, Bo Yu, Ashok Yendluri, Vivek Vijaya Kumar, Hariharan Krishnan, Fan Bai
  • Patent number: 12122381
    Abstract: A full speed range adaptive cruise control system for a vehicle that stops at an intersection includes one or more controllers that execute instructions to receive localization data and situational data related to the vehicle. The one or more controllers determine, based on localization data and situational data, that the vehicle is approaching an intersection and will come to a stop at the intersection, where the vehicle is part of a queue including one or more surrounding vehicles. In response to determining the vehicle has come to a stop, the controller determines a position of the vehicle within the queue and an overall length of the queue. The controller calculates an adaptive launch time based on at least the position of the vehicle within the queue, the overall length of the queue, the situational data, and a timing delay associated with the queue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Vivek Vijaya Kumar, Omer Tsimhoni, Yi Guo Glaser
  • Publication number: 20240338793
    Abstract: An infrastructure-supported perception system for connected vehicle applications includes one or more infrastructure perception sensors that capture perception data having a reduced resolution and a reduced frame rate. The reduced resolution includes a reduced number of pixels for a given frame when compared to a standard resolution and the reduced frame rate captures data at a lower rate when compared to a standard frame rate. The infrastructure-supported perception system includes one or more controllers that are part of a connected vehicle. The controllers of the connected vehicle are in wireless communication with the one or more infrastructure perception sensors and one or more servers, and the one or more servers are in wireless communication with the one or more infrastructure perception sensors. The controllers receive dynamic information regarding one or more detected objects in an environment surrounding the connected vehicle from the one or more servers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Inventors: Kamran Ali, Bo Yu, Hariharan Krishnan, Fan Bai, Vivek Vijaya Kumar
  • Patent number: 12111176
    Abstract: A method includes receiving sensor data from a plurality of sensors of a plurality of vehicles. The sensor data includes vehicle GPS data and sensed lane line data of the roadway. The method further includes creating a plurality of multi-layer bitmaps for each of the plurality of vehicles using the sensor data, fusing the plurality of the multi-layer bitmaps of each of the plurality of vehicles to create a fused multi-layer bitmap, creating a plurality of multi-layer probability density bitmaps using the fused multi-layer bitmap, extracting lane line data from the plurality of multi-layer probability density bitmaps, and creating the high-definition (HD) map of the roadway using the multi-layer probability density bitmaps and the lane line data extracted from the plurality of multi-layer probability density bitmaps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Bo Yu, Joon Hwang, Gui Chen, Carl P. Darukhanavala, Vivek Vijaya Kumar, Shu Chen, Donald K. Grimm, Fan Bai
  • Patent number: 12110024
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining information about a lead vehicle. The lead vehicle is traveling directly ahead of the host vehicle and the information includes velocity of the lead vehicle and a gap g between the host vehicle and the lead vehicle. Based on detecting a change in the velocity of the lead vehicle in the information, a corresponding desired acceleration is computed for the host vehicle using perceived acceleration of the lead vehicle to maintain the gap g within a specified range of gap values. The perceived acceleration of the lead vehicle is based on the change in the velocity indicated by the information. Based on a check of parameters involved in the computing the corresponding desired acceleration, a modified desired acceleration is computed for the host vehicle using a lag for the lead vehicle that results in an intended acceleration of the lead vehicle differing from the perceived acceleration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Vivek Vijaya Kumar, Kausalya Singuru, Kevin A. O'Dea, Carl P. Darukhanavala
  • Publication number: 20240219201
    Abstract: A method and system of map data reconciliation in connected vehicles. The method includes processing information to detect a same object; determining an identification of the same object; determining a confidence level of the identification of the same object; determining a probability mass function (PMF) of the identification of the same object using Dempster-Shafer Theory; determining a most probably identification of the same object based on the PMF; and communicating the most probably identification of the same object to a vehicle to implement a vehicle function. The system includes a conflict resolution module configured to receive confidence levels from multiple vehicles detecting the same object and to determine a reconciled identification of the same object using an algorithm based on Dempster-Shafer Theory, and a weight calculation module configured to apply a weight function based on a scene context weight function and on a historical score of the vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Fan Bai, Mason David Gemar, Vivek Vijaya Kumar, Joon Hwang, Bo Yu
  • Patent number: 12024026
    Abstract: A one pedal driving system for an electric vehicle including one or more electric motors includes a controller in wireless communication with one or more external vehicle networks. The controller executes instructions to receive, from the one or more external vehicle networks, an active zone notification that indicates the electric vehicle is traveling into a one pedal driving zone. The one pedal driving zone represents a section of roadway where the electric vehicle decelerates from an initial speed. The controller executes instructions to receive a pedal notification that a driver foot is removed from an accelerator pedal of the electric vehicle. In response to receiving the active zone notification and the pedal notification, the controller instructs the electric vehicle to decelerate from the initial speed by a regenerative braking torque that is created by the one or more electric motors to counteract a forward momentum of the electric vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Vivek Vijaya Kumar, Mohammad Naserian, Donald K. Grimm
  • Publication number: 20240182045
    Abstract: A vehicle system is provided for correcting in real-time a camera-based estimated position of a road object. The system includes a camera for generating an image input signal including image sensor data associated with the road object. The system further includes one or more input devices for generating a vehicle input signal including vehicle sensor data associated with a position, a speed, and a heading of the vehicle. The system further includes a computer, which includes one or more processors and a non-transitory computer readable medium (CRM) storing instructions. The processor is programmed to match the image sensor data and the vehicle sensor data to one another based on a common time of collection. The processor is further programmed to determine an error model and a deviation of a current camera-based position from a predicted position. The processor is further programmed to update the error model based on the deviation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Vivek Vijaya Kumar, Bo Yu, Donald K. Grimm, Fan Bai, Joon Hwang, Carl P. Darukhanavala, Carolyn Heather MacLeod, Muhammad Rehan
  • Publication number: 20240166238
    Abstract: A method for lateral assist includes receiving work-zone data. The work-zone data includes information about a location of a work zone and a geometry of the work zone. The method further includes determining a route of a vehicle using the work-zone data. Determining the route path of the vehicle includes selecting a lane segment using the work-zone data. The lane segment is adjacent to the work zone. Determining the route path further includes determining a lane departure tolerance for the lane segment previously selected using the work-zone data. The method further includes commanding the vehicle to move within the lane departure tolerance along the lane segment previously selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Vivek Vijaya Kumar, Donald K. Grimm, Chuan Li
  • Publication number: 20240125616
    Abstract: A method of correcting a GPS vehicle trajectory of a vehicle on a roadway for a high-definition map is provided. The method comprises receiving first bitmap data from a first sensor of a first vehicle to create a plurality of first multi-layer bitmaps for the first vehicle using the first bitmap data and receiving second bitmap data from a plurality of second sensors of a plurality of second vehicles to create a plurality of second multi-layer bitmaps. The method further comprises creating first probability density bitmaps and an overall probability density bitmap with a probability density estimation, and matching an image template from each of the first probability density bitmaps with the overall probability density bitmap to define match results. The method further comprises combining the match results to define combined utility values and determining the maximal utility value with the combined utility values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Bo Yu, Joon Hwang, Carl P. Darukhanavala, Shu Chen, Vivek Vijaya Kumar, Donald K. Grimm, Fan Bai