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Nvidia patents method for combining sensor data to locate objects

Nvidia describes a system for autonomous machines that combines data from multiple sensors, such as sonar or ultrasonic devices, to identify objects. The system groups these detections if they are close enough together, allowing the machine to pinpoint the exact location of an object in its surroundings.

Why it mattersThis improves how self-driving vehicles and robots understand their environment by merging data from different sensors into a single, accurate picture of nearby objects.

In the filing’s own words

In various examples, associating object detections for sensor data processing for autonomous and semi-autonomous systems and applications is described herein. Systems and methods described herein may group object detections (e.g., echoes, etc.) that are detected using multiple sensors (e.g., ultrasonic sensors, sonar sensors, etc.) and then use the groupings to process the object detections to perform one or more tasks, such as object or feature detection. In some examples, the object detections are grouped using one or more configurations, such as an order associated with analyzing sensor data generated using the sensors and/or threshold distances associated with determining that object detections are associated with the same object. Additionally, a respective group may be generated for one or more (e.g., each) detected object such that the locations of the object surrounding the machine may be determined.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. An autonomous or semi-autonomous machine comprising: one or more central processing units (CPUs); one or more graphics processing units (GPUs); one or more hardware accelerators; and external sensors having fields of view or sensory fields external to the autonomous or semi-autonomous machine, wherein the autonomous or semi-autonomous machine is to: determine that object detections represented by sensor data obtained using the external sensors are within a threshold distance; determine, based at least on the object detections being within the threshold distance, a location of an object using the object detections; and perform one or more operations based at least on the location of the object.

Facts

Company
Nvidia (NVIDIA Corporation)
Official title
ASSOCIATING OBJECT DETECTIONS
Publication number
US20260279073A1
Application number
19698715
Filed
Jun 4, 2026
Published
Sep 17, 2026
Inventors
3
Claims
20

Classified under

G06V 20/58 Physics & computingG01C 21/3837 Physics & computingG05D 1/246 Physics & computingG06T 7/70 Physics & computingG06V 10/764 Physics & computingG06V 10/7715 Physics & computing
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