SELECTIVE PROCESSING OF SENSOR DATA

摘要

Systems and methods for navigating a vehicle within an environment are provided. In one aspect, a method comprises: (a) selecting, with aid of a processor, a subset of a plurality of sensors to be used for navigating the vehicle within the environment based on one or more predetermined criteria, wherein the plurality of sensors are arranged on the vehicle such that each sensor of the plurality of sensors is configured to obtain sensor data from a different field of view; (b) processing, with aid of the processor, the sensor data from the selected sensor(s) so as to generate navigation information for navigating the vehicle within the environment; and (c) outputting, with aid of the processor, signals for controlling the vehicle based on the navigation information.

主权项

1. A navigation system, comprising:
one or more propulsion units configured to effect movement of a vehicle and a plurality of sensors each configured to capture a plurality of sensor data; and one or more processors operably coupled to the plurality of sensors and individually or collectively configured to:
assess data quality of the plurality of sensor data from each sensors;select at least one of the plurality of sensors based on the assessed data quality; anddetermine state information for the vehicle using the plurality of sensor data from the selected sensor(s).