Reconfigurable Structure Method of Estimating Vehicle Lateral Velocity
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1. A method of estimating a vehicle lateral velocity, comprising:
- providing a plurality of estimation structures, each estimation structure corresponding to one of a plurality of dynamic regions in which a vehicle may operate;
determining in which of the plurality of dynamic regions the vehicle is operating to identify a first dynamic region; and
generating a first regional lateral velocity estimation from a first estimation structure corresponding to the first dynamic region.
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Abstract
A system, method and computer program product is provided for estimating the lateral velocity of a vehicle. The method comprises providing a plurality of estimation structures, each estimation structure corresponding to one of a plurality of dynamic regions in which a vehicle may operate, determining in which of the plurality of dynamic regions the vehicle is operating to identify a first dynamic region, and generating a first regional lateral velocity estimation from a first estimation structure corresponding to the first dynamic region.
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1. A method of estimating a vehicle lateral velocity, comprising:
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providing a plurality of estimation structures, each estimation structure corresponding to one of a plurality of dynamic regions in which a vehicle may operate; determining in which of the plurality of dynamic regions the vehicle is operating to identify a first dynamic region; and generating a first regional lateral velocity estimation from a first estimation structure corresponding to the first dynamic region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for estimating a vehicle lateral velocity, comprising:
a processor having a plurality of sensors configured to receive a plurality of operational parameters of a vehicle, the processor implementing a reconfigurable estimation algorithm which; provides a plurality of estimation structures, each estimation structure corresponding to one of a plurality of dynamic regions in which a vehicle may operate; determines in which of the plurality of dynamic regions the vehicle is operating to identify a first dynamic region; and generates a first regional lateral velocity estimation from a first estimation structure corresponding to the first dynamic region. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product for performing an estimation of a vehicle lateral velocity, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
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a first executable portion for providing a plurality of estimation structures, each estimation structure corresponding to one of a plurality of dynamic regions in which a vehicle may operate; a second executable portion for determining in which of the plurality of dynamic regions the vehicle is operating to identify a first dynamic region; and a third executable portion for generating a first regional lateral velocity estimation from a first estimation structure corresponding to the first dynamic region. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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