Measurement Level Integration of GPS and Other Range and Bearing Measurement-Capable Sensors for Ubiquitous Positioning Capability
First Claim
1. A method for determining a position of a host vehicle using a real time kinematics positioning technique when less than an optimal number of satellites are available for determining the position of the host vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
- retrieving GPS data from the host vehicle;
retrieving GPS data from vehicles remote from the host vehicle;
retrieving alternative vehicle position related data;
determining the position of the host vehicle utilizing the real time kinematics positioning technique as a function of the retrieved GPS data of the host and remote vehicles and the alternative vehicle position data; and
utilizing the position of the host vehicle in a vehicle application.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for determining a position of a host vehicle using a real time kinematics positioning technique when less than an optimal number of satellites are available for determining the position of the host vehicle. GPS data is retrieved from the host vehicle. GPS data is retrieved from vehicles remote from the host vehicle. Alternative vehicle position related data is retrieved. The position of the host vehicle is determined utilizing the real time kinematics positioning technique as a function of the retrieved GPS data of the host and remote vehicles and the alternative vehicle position data. The position of the host vehicle is utilized in a vehicle application.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for determining a position of a host vehicle using a real time kinematics positioning technique when less than an optimal number of satellites are available for determining the position of the host vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
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retrieving GPS data from the host vehicle; retrieving GPS data from vehicles remote from the host vehicle; retrieving alternative vehicle position related data; determining the position of the host vehicle utilizing the real time kinematics positioning technique as a function of the retrieved GPS data of the host and remote vehicles and the alternative vehicle position data; and utilizing the position of the host vehicle in a vehicle application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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15. The vehicle positioning system comprising:
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a host vehicle global positioning system for determining a global position of a host vehicle; a vehicle-to-entity communication system for exchanging GPS data and alternative vehicle position data between a host vehicle and remote vehicles; and a processing unit for storing GPS measurement data from remote vehicles, the GPS measurement data of the remote vehicles and the host vehicle being processed within the processing unit for determining precise positioning of the host vehicle utilizing a real time kinematics positioning technique; wherein the alternative vehicle position data is processed in cooperation with data output from the real time kinematics positioning technique to compensate for less than an optimum number of satellites required for the real time kinematics position processing technique applied between the host vehicle and the remote vehicles.
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