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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LIDAR-BASED VEHICULAR LOCALIZATION RELATING TO AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION

  • US 20190323844A1
  • Filed: 04/18/2018
  • Published: 10/24/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2018
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for use in a vehicle, the system comprising:

  • one or more sensors;

    one or more processors operatively coupled to the one or more sensors; and

    a memory including instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method comprising the steps of;

    capturing a current point cloud with the one or more sensors;

    determining an estimated location and an estimated heading of the vehicle;

    selecting one or more point clouds based on the estimated location and heading of the vehicle;

    simplifying the current point cloud and the one or more point clouds;

    correlating the current point cloud to the one or more point clouds; and

    determining an updated estimate of the location of the vehicle based on correlation between the current point cloud and the one or more point clouds.

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