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David I. Ferguson
Also filed as: FERGUSON DAVID · FERGUSON DAVID I · FERGUSON DAVID IAN · FERGUSON DAVID IAN FRANKLIN
260 granted patents·23 pending applications·10,087 citations·filing 2003–2025
99Inventor score
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283 records- 0199US10059334B1Automated system and method for modeling the behavior of vehicles and other agentsWAYMO LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 28, 2018·89 cites·20 claims
- 0299US9892332B1Vision-based detection and classification of traffic lightsWAYMO LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 13, 2018·39 cites·20 claims
- 0399US9766626B1System and method for predicting behaviors of detected objects through environment representationWAYMO LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 19, 2017·79 cites·20 claims
- 0499US9720412B1Modifying the behavior of an autonomous vehicle using context based parameter switchingWAYMO LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 1, 2017·94 cites·19 claims
- 0599US9682707B1Detecting and responding to parking behaviors in autonomous vehiclesGOOGLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 20, 2017·38 cites·20 claims
- 0699US9495874B1Automated system and method for modeling the behavior of vehicles and other agentsZHU JIAJUN·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 15, 2016·353 cites·19 claims
- 0799US9459625B1Approach for consolidating observed vehicle trajectories into a single representative trajectoryGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 4, 2016·44 cites·20 claims
- 0899US9381916B1System and method for predicting behaviors of detected objects through environment representationZHU JIAJUN·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 5, 2016·400 cites·16 claims
- 0999US9274525B1Detecting sensor degradation by actively controlling an autonomous vehicleGOOGLE INC·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 1, 2016·346 cites·16 claims
- 1099US9234618B1Characterizing optically reflective features via hyper-spectral sensorGOOGLE INC·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 12, 2016·134 cites·15 claims
- 1199US9120484B1Modeling behavior based on observations of objects observed in a driving environmentFERGUSON DAVID I·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 1, 2015·170 cites·23 claims
- 1299US8948955B2System and method for predicting behaviors of detected objectsGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 3, 2015·125 cites·20 claims
- 1399US8903591B1Controlling a vehicle having inadequate map dataGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 2, 2014·61 cites·20 claims
- 1499US8880272B1Approach for estimating the geometry of roads and lanes by using vehicle trajectoriesFERGUSON DAVID I·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 4, 2014·191 cites·20 claims
- 1599US8831813B1Modifying speed of an autonomous vehicle based on traffic conditionsGOOGLE INC·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 9, 2014·83 cites·21 claims
- 1699US8825265B1Approach for consolidating observed vehicle trajectories into a single representative trajectoryFERGUSON DAVID I·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 2, 2014·127 cites·19 claims
- 1799US8700251B1System and method for automatically detecting key behaviors by vehiclesZHU JIAJUN·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 15, 2014·280 cites·17 claims
- 1899US8676430B1Controlling a vehicle having inadequate map dataGOOGLE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 18, 2014·101 cites·20 claims
- 1999US8660734B2System and method for predicting behaviors of detected objectsZHU JIAJUN·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 25, 2014·390 cites·23 claims
- 2099US8521352B1Controlling a vehicle having inadequate map dataFERGUSON DAVID I·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 27, 2013·184 cites·21 claims
- 2199US8457827B1Modifying behavior of autonomous vehicle based on predicted behavior of other vehiclesFERGUSON DAVID I·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 4, 2013·401 cites·20 claims
- 2298US12174640B2Assisted perception for autonomous vehiclesWAYMO LLC·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 24, 2024·2 cites·20 claims
- 2398US11835959B1Determining the stationary state of detected vehiclesWAYMO LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 5, 2023·5 cites·20 claims
- 2498US11762386B1Modifying the behavior of an autonomous vehicle using context based parameter switchingWAYMO LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 19, 2023·4 cites·20 claims
- 2598US11645696B2Delivery system having robot vehicles with temperature and humidity control compartmentsNURO INC·Filed 2021·Granted May 9, 2023·5 cites·20 claims
- 2698US11327501B1Detecting sensor degradation by actively controlling an autonomous vehicleWAYMO LLC·Filed 2020·Granted May 10, 2022·5 cites·21 claims
- 2798US10466712B2Actively modifying a field of view of an autonomous vehicle in view of constraintsWAYMO LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 5, 2019·18 cites·18 claims
- 2898US10421453B1Predicting trajectories of objects based on contextual informationWAYMO LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 24, 2019·70 cites·20 claims
- 2998US10328769B2Methods for interacting with autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicleNURO INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 25, 2019·43 cites·57 claims
- 3098US9914452B1Predicting trajectories of objects based on contextual informationWAYMO LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 13, 2018·64 cites·19 claims
- 3198US9760092B2Actively modifying a field of view of an autonomous vehicle in view of constraintsFERGUSON DAVID I·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 12, 2017·41 cites·20 claims
- 3298US9669827B1Predicting trajectories of objects based on contextual informationWAYMO LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 6, 2017·137 cites·20 claims
- 3398US9654738B1Using multiple exposures to improve image processing for autonomous vehiclesGOOGLE INC·Filed 2013·Granted May 16, 2017·56 cites·20 claims
- 3498US9489601B2Construction zone sign detectionGOOGLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 8, 2016·59 cites·20 claims
- 3598US9463794B1Stop sign detection and responseGOOGLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 11, 2016·33 cites·20 claims
- 3698US9442487B1Classifier hierarchies for traffic light and traffic indicator detectionGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 13, 2016·75 cites·15 claims
- 3798US9395192B1Methods and systems for road and lane boundary tracingGOOGLE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 19, 2016·59 cites·20 claims
- 3898US9315178B1Model checking for autonomous vehiclesFERGUSON DAVID I·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 19, 2016·134 cites·11 claims
- 3998US9261881B1Filtering noisy/high-intensity regions in laser-based lane marker detectionGOOGLE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 16, 2016·109 cites·13 claims
- 4098US9255805B1Pose estimation using long range featuresGOOGLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 9, 2016·36 cites·20 claims
- 4198US9248834B1Predicting trajectories of objects based on contextual informationGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 2, 2016·360 cites·20 claims
- 4298US9224053B1Combining multiple estimates of an environment into a consolidated estimate for an autonomous vehicleGOOGLE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 29, 2015·68 cites·17 claims
- 4398US9199641B2Construction zone object detection using light detection and rangingGOOGLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 1, 2015·146 cites·17 claims
- 4498US9158980B1Use of relationship between activities of different traffic signals in a network to improve traffic signal state estimationGOOGLE INC·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 13, 2015·83 cites·26 claims
- 4598US9056395B1Construction zone sign detection using light detection and rangingFERGUSON DAVID IAN·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 16, 2015·282 cites·18 claims
- 4698US9043069B1Methods and systems for scan matching approaches for vehicle heading estimationGOOGLE INC·Filed 2012·Granted May 26, 2015·121 cites·20 claims
- 4798US8996228B1Construction zone object detection using light detection and rangingFERGUSON DAVID IAN·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 31, 2015·249 cites·19 claims
- 4898US8949016B1Systems and methods for determining whether a driving environment has changedGOOGLE INC·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 3, 2015·237 cites·20 claims
- 4998US8855849B1Object detection based on known structures of an environment of an autonomous vehicleFERGUSON DAVID I·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 7, 2014·95 cites·20 claims
- 5098US8838321B1Modifying a vehicle state based on the presence of a special-purpose vehicleGOOGLE INC·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 16, 2014·85 cites·18 claims
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