MAP ENHANCED POSITIONING SENSOR SYSTEM
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1. An enhanced positioning system comprising:
- a vehicle positioning system adapted to transmit an output representing at least one of a current position, a future position, and a path of a vehicle; and
at least one module in communication with the vehicle positioning system, wherein the at least one module obtains data and information related to at least one of a road attribute, a vehicle dynamics, and a vehicle position, analyzes the data and information, and modifies the output of the vehicle positioning system in response to the analysis of the data and information.
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Abstract
An enhanced positioning system includes a vehicle positioning system adapted to transmit an output representing at least one of a current position, a future position, and a path of a vehicle and at least one module in communication with the vehicle positioning system, wherein the at least one module obtains data and information related to at least one of a road attribute, a vehicle dynamics, and a vehicle position, analyzes the data and information, and modifies the output of the vehicle positioning system in response to the analysis of the data and information.
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1. An enhanced positioning system comprising:
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a vehicle positioning system adapted to transmit an output representing at least one of a current position, a future position, and a path of a vehicle; and at least one module in communication with the vehicle positioning system, wherein the at least one module obtains data and information related to at least one of a road attribute, a vehicle dynamics, and a vehicle position, analyzes the data and information, and modifies the output of the vehicle positioning system in response to the analysis of the data and information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An enhanced positioning system comprising:
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a vehicle positioning system adapted to transmit an output representing at least one of a current position, a future position, and path of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle positioning system includes at least one of a map database for providing pre-determined map data, a Global Positioning System for determining the position of the vehicle in a pre-determined coordinate system, a vehicle sensor for providing data related to vehicle dynamics, a map-matching module for determining a vehicle positioning module on a pre-determined map, and a look-ahead module which determines a candidate list of probable driving paths and from the candidate list determines the most likely path of the vehicle; and at least one module in communication with the vehicle position system, wherein the at least one module obtains data and information related to at least one of a road attribute, a vehicle dynamics, and a vehicle position, analyzes the data and information, and modifies the output of the vehicle positioning system in response to the analysis of the data and information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for determining a vehicle position and travelling path, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing an output representing at least one of a current position, a future position, and a travelling path of a vehicle; evaluating the output in response to data and information relating to at least one of a road attribute, a vehicle dynamics, and a vehicle position; modifying the output in response to the data and information; and generating at least one of an instantaneous vehicle position with lane position, a future vehicle position at a predetermined point in the future, a future vehicle position at a requested time in the future, and a plurality of future vehicle positions at predetermined times in the future for multiple paths in response to the modified output. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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