Method and device for determining vehicle lane changes using a vehicle heading and a road heading
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1. A method for determining a lane change by a vehicle comprising the steps of:
- determining a vehicle heading;
determining a road heading at a location of the vehicle; and
determining if the vehicle is on a multilane road and when the vehicle is on the multilane road, determining a lane change as a function of a heading difference between the vehicle heading and the road heading.
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Abstract
A method for determining a lane change by a vehicle includes determining a vehicle heading using for example GPS information, determining a road heading at a location of the vehicle, and when the vehicle is on the multilane road, determining a lane change as a function of a heading difference between the vehicle heading and the road heading. A vehicle with a lane change determination device is also provided.
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1. A method for determining a lane change by a vehicle comprising the steps of:
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determining a vehicle heading; determining a road heading at a location of the vehicle; and determining if the vehicle is on a multilane road and when the vehicle is on the multilane road, determining a lane change as a function of a heading difference between the vehicle heading and the road heading. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A vehicle comprising:
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a GPS device; a processor receiving an input from the GPS device; and a memory for storing digital road map information including lane information, the processor determining a lane change as a function of the lane information, a vehicle heading and a road heading. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. An on-board lane change determination device for a vehicle comprising:
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a GPS device; a processor receiving an input from the GPS device; and a memory for storing digital road map information including lane information, the processor determining a lane change as a function of the lane information, a vehicle heading and a road heading.
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14. A method for determining a lane change by a vehicle traveling comprising the steps of:
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determining a vehicle heading using GPS information; determining a road heading at a location of the vehicle; and when the vehicle is on a multilane road, determining a lane change as a function of a heading difference between the vehicle heading determined from the GPS information and the road heading. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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