Techniques for sharing drawing data between unmanned aerial vehicle and ground vehicle

Abstract

A system for sharing sensor information between a plurality of vehicles includes an aerial vehicle (104) including a first computing device and a first scanning sensor (118, 124, 126); and a ground vehicle (110) including a second computing device and a second scanning sensor (130, 132, 134). The aerial vehicle (104) may acquire first scan data using a first scan sensor (118, 124, 126) and transmit the first scan data to a second computing device. The ground vehicle (110) may receive first scan data from a first computing device; acquire second scan data from a second scan sensor (130, 132, 134); identify an overlapping portion of the first scan data and the second scan data based on at least one reference object (202) in the scan data; and execute a navigation control command based on theone or more road objects identified in the overlapping portion of the first scan data and the second scan data. A method for sharing sensor information in an aircraft, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, and a system for generating a map are disclosed.

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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] This application is related to International Application _____, entitled "Collaborative Mapping Technology Between Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Ground Vehicles," Attorney Docket No. 1013P1148PCT, filed in _____, which is incorporated herein by reference. technical field [0003] The disclosed embodiments relate generally to techniques for mapping and object detection, and more particularly, but not exclusively, to techniques for sharing mapping data between unmanned aerial vehicles and ground vehicles. Background technique [0004] Movable objects, including aerial vehicles such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and ground vehicles such as autonomous and piloted vehicles, can be used to perform surveillance, reconnaissance, and exploration missions for a variety of applications. The movable object may include a load including various sensors that enable the movable object to capture sensor data during motion of the m...

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Problems solved by technology

Due to the way the sensor is mounted to the movable object and the positioning of the movable object, the sensor data that can be captured by the sensor may be limited (e.g. in terms of field of view, angle of view, etc.)

Although perspective transformations can be used to change the perspective of sensor data, such transformations can require intensive processing and introduce distortions into the transformed data

This limits the reliability of such transformed data when used in various applications

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