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NAVIGATION SYSTEM

  • US 20100185390A1
  • Filed: 03/18/2008
  • Published: 07/22/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/04/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A navigation system comprising:

  • an angular velocity sensor for detecting a change in an advancement direction of a vehicle;

    a vehicle azimuth calculation unit for calculating a vehicle azimuth on the basis of angular velocity sensor information obtained from said angular velocity sensor;

    an on-board camera for shooting a periphery of said vehicle;

    an image recognition unit for recognizing an image obtained from said on-board camera; and

    an offset voltage correction unit for performing a drift correction on said angular velocity sensor in accordance with an angle error between said vehicle azimuth calculated by said vehicle azimuth calculation unit and a vehicle azimuth determined from a white line on a road recognized by said image recognition unit.

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