The subject disclosure relates to estimating a grade of a road and calibrating sensors of an autonomous vehicle based on the grade. A process of the disclosed technology can include effectuating an autonomous vehicle to perform one or more maneuvers that cause the autonomous vehicle to face different directions along a road, obtaining a first set of sensor measurements of an autonomous vehicle in a first pose, wherein the first set of sensor measurements includes a first measured specific force, obtaining a second set of sensor measurements of the autonomous vehicle in a second pose, wherein the second set of sensor measurements includes a second measured specific force, determining a direction of gravity based on the first measured specific force and the second measured specific force, and calibrating at least one sensor of the autonomous vehicle based on the determined direction of gravity.


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    Title :

    ESTIMATING ROAD GRADE FOR INERTIAL MEASUREMENT UNIT CALIBRATION IN AN UNMAPPED ENVIRONMENT


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2024-01-11


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    G01C Messen von Entfernungen, Höhen, Neigungen oder Richtungen , MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS / 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 / G01S RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING , Funkpeilung



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