Lane-based localization

US8972093B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8972093-B2
Application numberUS-201313858410-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 8, 2013
Priority dateApr 8, 2013
Publication dateMar 3, 2015
Grant dateMar 3, 2015

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A system, device, and methods for autonomous navigation using lane-based localization. Once example computer-implemented method includes receiving, from one or more sensors disposed on a vehicle, data representing a road surface proximate to the vehicle and removing the data falling below an adaptive threshold from the data representing the road surface to isolate data representing boundaries on the road surface. The method further includes generating detected lanes based on the data representing boundaries on the road surface by applying one or more filters, generating expected lanes proximate to the vehicle using data included in a route network definition file, comparing the detected lanes to the expected lanes, and generating a localized vehicle position based on the comparison between the detected lanes and the expected lanes.

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What is claimed is: 1. An autonomous navigation system using lane-based localization, comprising: one or more sensors disposed on a vehicle; and a computing device in communication with the one or more sensors, comprising: one or more processors for controlling the operations of the computing device; and a memory for storing data and program instructions used by the one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute instructions stored in the…

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What does patent US8972093B2 cover?
A system, device, and methods for autonomous navigation using lane-based localization. Once example computer-implemented method includes receiving, from one or more sensors disposed on a vehicle, data representing a road surface proximate to the vehicle and removing the data falling below an adaptive threshold from the data representing the road surface to isolate data representing boundaries o…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Toyota Eng & Mfg North America
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60W30/12. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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