System and method for autonomous navigation in a ride vehicle
First Claim
1. An autonomous navigation system for use in conjunction with a ride vehicle, said system comprising:
- an on-board sensor system for generating on-board sensor data of a surrounding of said ride vehicle, wherein said on-board sensor system is situated in said ride vehicle;
a sensor data receiver module for receiving off-board sensor data of said surrounding from an off-board sensor system, wherein said off-board sensor system is situated apart from said ride vehicle;
a sensor data fusion module for performing a data fusion process on said on-board sensor data and said off-board sensor data to generate fused sensor data;
a navigation module for determining a course of said ride vehicle based on said fused sensor data.
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Abstract
There is provided an autonomous navigation system for use in conjunction with a ride vehicle. The autonomous navigation system includes an on-board sensor system for generating on-board sensor data of a surrounding of the ride vehicle. According to this embodiment, the autonomous navigation system further includes a receiver module for receiving off-board sensor data of the surrounding of the ride vehicle. For example, the off-board sensor data can be generated from an off-board sensor system, which includes a plurality of off-board sensors. The autonomous navigation system includes a sensor data fusion module for performing a data fusion process on the on-board sensor data and the off-board sensor data to generate fused sensor data. The autonomous navigation system further includes a navigation module for determining a course of the ride vehicle based on the fused sensor data.
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20 Claims
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1. An autonomous navigation system for use in conjunction with a ride vehicle, said system comprising:
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an on-board sensor system for generating on-board sensor data of a surrounding of said ride vehicle, wherein said on-board sensor system is situated in said ride vehicle; a sensor data receiver module for receiving off-board sensor data of said surrounding from an off-board sensor system, wherein said off-board sensor system is situated apart from said ride vehicle; a sensor data fusion module for performing a data fusion process on said on-board sensor data and said off-board sensor data to generate fused sensor data; a navigation module for determining a course of said ride vehicle based on said fused sensor data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An autonomous navigation system for use in conjunction with a ride vehicle, said system comprising:
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an off-board sensor system for generating off-board sensor data of a surrounding of said ride vehicle, wherein said off-board sensor system is situated apart from said ride vehicle; a sensor data receiver module for receiving said off-board sensor data; an on-board sensor system for generating on-board sensor data of said surrounding, wherein said on-board sensor system is situated in said ride vehicle; a sensor data fusion module for performing a data fusion process on said off-board sensor data and said on-board sensor data to generate fused sensor data; a navigation module for determining a course of said ride vehicle based on said fused sensor data. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for use by a ride vehicle for enabling autonomous navigation, said method comprising:
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receiving off-board sensor data in a sensor data receiver module, wherein said off-board sensor data is generated from an off-board sensor system situated apart from said ride vehicle; providing on-board sensor data to said sensor data receiver module, wherein said on-board sensor data is generated from an on-board sensor system situated in said ride vehicle; fusing said off-board sensor data and said on-board sensor data to generate fused sensor data; and navigating said ride vehicle based on said fused sensor data. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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