Wipro Limited
ELEVATION DETECTION SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES AND A METHOD THEREOF

Abstract:

The present disclosure relates to an elevation detection system for an Autonomous Vehicle (AV) and a method for detecting elevation of surrounding of the AV. The elevation detection system includes an elevation sensor unit and a computation unit. The elevation sensor unit is configured to detect an elevation of a plurality of objects having a lower most elevation, in the surrounding of the AV to determine a boundary elevation of the road. The elevation sensor unit is vertically movable within a range of vertical positions. A Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) sensor unit is associated with the elevation sensor unit, to detect the surrounding of the AV, having a predefined Field of View (FoV). The computation unit determines a lower limit value of the FoV and provides it to the LIDAR sensor unit for accurately detecting obstacles in the road.