Vehicle position determination system
First Claim
1. A system for determining a position of a first vehicle during movement of the first vehicle, comprising:
- an information communication system configured to be transported by the first vehicle, the information communication system being operable to receive from at least one second vehicle an estimate of a position of the at least one second vehicle in relation to the first vehicle during movement of the first vehicle and the at least one second vehicle; and
a position determining system configured to be transported by the first vehicle, the position determining system having (i) a plurality of sensors operable to obtain information relating to positions of each of a plurality of third vehicles and non-moving objects in a vicinity of the first vehicle during movement of the first and third vehicles, and (ii) a processor operable to determine a first estimate of a position of the first vehicle in relation to the third vehicles and non-moving objects from the information obtained by the plurality of sensors and from the received estimate of the position of the at least one second vehicle,wherein the sensors include a plurality of electronic cameras and the position determining system is operable to determine a displacement between the first vehicle and the plurality of third vehicles through processing of stereoscopic imaging obtained from the electronic cameras.
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Abstract
A vehicle position determination system can determine a position of a first moving vehicle relative to at least one other moving vehicle and to non-moving objects. An information communication system transported by a first moving vehicle can be operable to receive from the at least one other moving vehicle an estimate of such moving vehicle'"'"'s position relative to the first moving vehicle. Sensors of the first moving vehicle can be usable to obtain information relating to positions of other moving vehicles and non-moving objects in a vicinity of the first moving vehicle. A processor may then use the obtained information with the received estimate of the at least one other moving vehicle'"'"'s position to make a first estimate of a position of the first moving vehicle relative to the other moving vehicles and non-moving objects.
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8 Claims
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1. A system for determining a position of a first vehicle during movement of the first vehicle, comprising:
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an information communication system configured to be transported by the first vehicle, the information communication system being operable to receive from at least one second vehicle an estimate of a position of the at least one second vehicle in relation to the first vehicle during movement of the first vehicle and the at least one second vehicle; and a position determining system configured to be transported by the first vehicle, the position determining system having (i) a plurality of sensors operable to obtain information relating to positions of each of a plurality of third vehicles and non-moving objects in a vicinity of the first vehicle during movement of the first and third vehicles, and (ii) a processor operable to determine a first estimate of a position of the first vehicle in relation to the third vehicles and non-moving objects from the information obtained by the plurality of sensors and from the received estimate of the position of the at least one second vehicle, wherein the sensors include a plurality of electronic cameras and the position determining system is operable to determine a displacement between the first vehicle and the plurality of third vehicles through processing of stereoscopic imaging obtained from the electronic cameras. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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