Positioning system
First Claim
1. A method for determining a position of a machine in a worksite, the method comprising:
- determining, using a Lidar unit on the machine, input data associated with distances between the Lidar unit and respective light-reflective points in the worksite;
comparing the input data with first comparison data including at least one reference data set indicative of distances between at least one reference position and the respective light-reflective points in the worksite, the at least one reference position having a fixed location in the worksite; and
determining a first position of the machine based on the first comparison data when the input data and the at least one reference data set satisfy a predefined condition, wherein comparing the input data and the at least one reference data set includes;
determining a correlation between the input data and the at least one reference data set; and
comparing the correlation with a threshold, and wherein the predefined condition includes the correlation is less than the threshold.
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Abstract
A method for determining a position of a machine is disclosed. The method may include determining, using a Lidar unit on the machine, input data associated with distances between the Lidar unit and respective light-reflective points in the worksite. The method may also include comparing the input data with comparison data. The comparison data may have reference data sets indicative of distances between reference positions and the respective light-reflective points in the worksite. The reference positions may have a fixed location in the worksite. The method may further include determining the position of the machine as the reference position corresponding to a reference data set that correlates with the input data set.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for determining a position of a machine in a worksite, the method comprising:
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determining, using a Lidar unit on the machine, input data associated with distances between the Lidar unit and respective light-reflective points in the worksite; comparing the input data with first comparison data including at least one reference data set indicative of distances between at least one reference position and the respective light-reflective points in the worksite, the at least one reference position having a fixed location in the worksite; and determining a first position of the machine based on the first comparison data when the input data and the at least one reference data set satisfy a predefined condition, wherein comparing the input data and the at least one reference data set includes; determining a correlation between the input data and the at least one reference data set; and comparing the correlation with a threshold, and wherein the predefined condition includes the correlation is less than the threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for determining a position of a machine in a worksite, the system comprising:
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a Lidar unit attached to the machine; a controller in communication with the Lidar unit, the controller being configured to; receive, from the Lidar unit, input data associated with distances between the Lidar unit and respective light-reflective points in the worksite; compare the input data with first comparison data including at least one reference data set indicative of distances between at least one reference position and the respective light-reflective points in the worksite, the at least one reference position having a fixed location in the worksite; and determine a first position of the machine based on the first comparison data when the input data and the at least one reference data set satisfy a predefined condition, wherein the at least one reference data set is a first reference data set corresponding to a first reference position and the first comparison data includes a second reference data set corresponding to a second reference position, and the controller is further configured to; compare the input data with the first comparison data by; determining a first correlation between the input data and the first reference data set; determining a second correlation between the input data and the second reference data set; determining a first difference between the first correlation and a threshold, and determining a second difference between the second correlation and the threshold, and determine that the first position is the first reference position when the first difference is smaller than the second difference. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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