PROACTIVE MITIGATION OF NAVIGATIONAL UNCERTAINTY
First Claim
1. A method for guiding a mobile entity, the method comprising:
- while the mobile entity is outside an area, predicting, with a processor, an uncertainty of positioning data in the area based at least in part on a dynamic navigation model; and
while the mobile entity is outside the area, guiding the mobile entity based at least in part on the predicted uncertainty of the positioning data in the area.
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Abstract
Methods and devices for navigation and/or guidance. A device may be configured to predict an uncertainty of positioning data in the area, the prediction being based at least in part on a dynamic navigation model. The device may further be configured to guide the mobile entity based at least in part on the predicted uncertainty of the positioning data in the area. By predicting and guiding while the mobile entity is outside the area, the device may proactively mitigate an impact of the predicted uncertainty of the positioning data by initiating rerouting of the mobile entity, updating an inertial navigation system, and/or issuing an alert regarding the predicted uncertainty to of the positioning data to an operator of the mobile entity. The dynamic navigation model may comprise at least one of an environment model, a cost model, one or more positioning system models, and an excursion route model.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for guiding a mobile entity, the method comprising:
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while the mobile entity is outside an area, predicting, with a processor, an uncertainty of positioning data in the area based at least in part on a dynamic navigation model; and while the mobile entity is outside the area, guiding the mobile entity based at least in part on the predicted uncertainty of the positioning data in the area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A dynamic navigation unit for a mobile entity, the dynamic navigation unit comprising:
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a processor; and a memory storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the dynamic navigation unit to perform; predicting an uncertainty of positioning data in an area, the predicting being performed with a proactive mitigation unit, performed while the mobile entity is outside the area, and based at least in part on a dynamic navigation model, and initiating mitigation of an effect of the predicted uncertainty of the positioning data by sending mitigation data to a guidance unit, the guidance unit being configured to guide the mobile entity based at least in part on the mitigation data, the sending being performed while the mobile entity is outside the area. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A navigation system comprising:
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a first dynamic navigation unit associated with a first mobile entity, the first dynamic navigation unit configured to acquire navigation data and transmit the navigation data; and a second dynamic navigation unit associated with the second mobile entity, the second dynamic navigation unit configured to; receive the navigation data, integrate at least a portion of the navigation data and/or data derived from the navigation data into a dynamic navigation model, predict, while the second mobile entity is outside an area and based at least in part on the dynamic navigation model, an uncertainty of positioning data in the area, and initiate mitigation of an effect of the predicted uncertainty of the positioning data by sending mitigation data to a guidance unit. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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