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Apparatus and method for recognizing current position of vehicle using internal network of the vehicle and image sensor

  • US 9,208,389 B2
  • Filed: 08/27/2012
  • Issued: 12/08/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for recognizing a current position of a vehicle, comprising at least one processor and storage device configured to implement:

  • an initial position-receiving unit configured to receive information about an initial position of the vehicle from an external input;

    an image data processing unit configured to receive an image signal from an image sensor that is equipped to the vehicle to take a picture of an identifiable object which is stationary near the vehicle, and extract image signal information corresponding to the identifiable object from the image signal;

    a database unit including geographic information and information about the identifiable object corresponding to the current position of the vehicle;

    an internal network of the vehicle connection unit configured to connect to an internal network of the vehicle, and receive information about a traveling state of the vehicle; and

    a position calculation unit configured to calculate the current position of the vehicle based on the information received from the initial position-receiving unit, the image data processing unit, the database unit and the internal network of the vehicle connection unit;

    wherein the position calculation unit includesa map-matching section configured to perform map matching on the image signal information about the identifiable object, which is extracted from the image data processing unit, and the information about the identifiable object corresponding to the information about the current position of the vehicle received from the database unit, and correct the information about the current position of the vehicle; and

    a calculation section configured to calculate the current position of the vehicle using the corrected information about the current position of the vehicle and the information about the traveling state of the vehicle.

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