System and method for determining a position of a vehicle with compensation for noise or measurement error
First Claim
1. A method for determining the position of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- transmitting a transmission signal from a mobile transmitter at a vehicle to beacons associated with the work area;
determining elapsed times for corresponding propagation paths between the vehicle and the beacons, each propagation path including at least one of a first propagation duration and a second propagation duration;
the first propagation duration referring to a propagation time of the transmission signal from the vehicle to the particular beacon;
the second propagation duration referring to a propagation time of a return signal from the particular beacon to the vehicle;
compensating for noise or measurement error associated with a corresponding propagation path by invoking a linear fit scheme, the linear fit scheme applying a generally linear fit over fixed intervals of noisy measurements such that the noisy position measurements generally conform to a linear portion of a path plan of a vehicle; and
estimating a position of a vehicle at a confluence or intersection of the position curves or temporal curves based on elapsed times for the propagation paths.
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Abstract
A mobile transmitter transmits a transmission signal from a vehicle to beacons. An estimator determines elapsed times for corresponding propagation paths between the vehicle and the beacons. Each propagation path includes at least one of a first propagation duration of a transmission signal and a second propagation duration of a return signal. A compensator compensates for noise or measurement error associated with a corresponding propagation path by invoking a linear fit scheme. The linear fit scheme applies a generally linear fit over fixed intervals of noisy measurements such that the noisy position measurements generally conform to a linear portion of a path plan of a vehicle. A data processor estimates a position of a vehicle at a confluence or intersection of the position curves or temporal curves based on elapsed times for the propagation paths.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for determining the position of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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transmitting a transmission signal from a mobile transmitter at a vehicle to beacons associated with the work area;
determining elapsed times for corresponding propagation paths between the vehicle and the beacons, each propagation path including at least one of a first propagation duration and a second propagation duration;
the first propagation duration referring to a propagation time of the transmission signal from the vehicle to the particular beacon;
the second propagation duration referring to a propagation time of a return signal from the particular beacon to the vehicle;
compensating for noise or measurement error associated with a corresponding propagation path by invoking a linear fit scheme, the linear fit scheme applying a generally linear fit over fixed intervals of noisy measurements such that the noisy position measurements generally conform to a linear portion of a path plan of a vehicle; and
estimating a position of a vehicle at a confluence or intersection of the position curves or temporal curves based on elapsed times for the propagation paths. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for determining the position of a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a mobile transmitter for transmitting a transmission signal from a vehicle to beacons associated with the work area;
an estimator for determining elapsed times for corresponding propagation paths between the vehicle and the beacons, each propagation path including at least one of a first propagation duration and a second propagation duration;
the first propagation duration referring to a propagation time of the transmission signal from the vehicle to the particular beacon;
the second propagation duration referring to a propagation time of a return signal from the particular beacon to the vehicle;
a compensator for compensating for noise or measurement error associated with a corresponding propagation path by invoking a linear fit scheme, the linear fit scheme applying a generally linear fit over fixed intervals of noisy measurements such that the noisy position measurements generally conform to a linear portion of a path plan of a vehicle; and
a data processor for estimating a position of a vehicle at a confluence or intersection of the position curves or temporal curves based on elapsed times for the propagation paths. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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