Disclosed are embodiments for coupling an autonomous vehicle with service equipment. The service equipment is configured to perform one or more services when coupled with the autonomous vehicle. In some embodiments, an environmental model generated by the autonomous vehicle is shared with a controller of the service equipment, which fuses sensor data collected from an on-board sensor and the environmental model from the autonomous vehicle to generate an integrated environmental model. The controller of the service equipment then performs the service based on the integrated environmental model.
IMPROVED UTILIZATION OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE VIA ATTACHED EQUIPMENT
VERBESSERTE NUTZUNG EINES AUTONOMEN FAHRZEUGS ÜBER ANGEBRACHTE AUSRÜSTUNG
UTILISATION AMÉLIORÉE D'UN VÉHICULE AUTONOME PAR L'INTERMÉDIAIRE D'UN ÉQUIPEMENT FIXÉ
29.06.2022
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | H04L TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION , Übertragung digitaler Information, z.B. Telegrafieverkehr / B60W CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION , Gemeinsame Steuerung oder Regelung von Fahrzeug-Unteraggregaten verschiedenen Typs oder verschiedener Funktion / G08G Anlagen zur Steuerung, Regelung oder Überwachung des Verkehrs , TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS / H04W WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS , Drahtlose Kommunikationsnetze |
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