Sensor-aided vehicle positioning system
First Claim
1. A method for localizing a vehicle in a digital map comprising:
- generating GPS coordinates of the vehicle on the traveled road;
retrieving from a database a digital map of a region traveled by the vehicle based on the location of the GPS coordinates, the digital map including a geographic mapping of a traveled road and registered roadside objects, the registered roadside objects being positionally identified in the digital map by longitudinal and lateral coordinates;
sensing roadside objects in the region traveled by the vehicle;
identifying the sensed roadside objects on the digital map;
determining a vehicle position on the traveled road utilizing coordinates of the sensed roadside objects identified in the digital map; and
localizing the position of the vehicle in the road of travel as a function of the GPS coordinates and the determined vehicle position utilizing the coordinates of the sensed roadside objects, wherein localizing the position of the vehicle in the road of travel is further a function of identifying a curvature of the road and determining a vehicle position based on a location of the vehicle within the curvature, wherein the curvature formula is represented as;
K=f(s)where s is the position of the vehicle and K is the curvature of the road.
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Abstract
A method and system for localizing a vehicle in a digital map includes generating GPS coordinates of the vehicle on the traveled road and retrieving from a database a digital map of a region traveled by the vehicle based on the location of the GPS coordinates. The digital map includes a geographic mapping of a traveled road and registered roadside objects. The registered roadside objects are positionally identified in the digital map by longitudinal and lateral coordinates. Roadside objects in the region traveled are sensed by the vehicle. The sensed roadside objects are identified on the digital map. A vehicle position on the traveled road is determined utilizing coordinates of the sensed roadside objects identified in the digital map. The position of the vehicle is localized in the road as a function of the GPS coordinates and the determined vehicle position utilizing the coordinates of the sensed roadside objects.
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1. A method for localizing a vehicle in a digital map comprising:
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generating GPS coordinates of the vehicle on the traveled road; retrieving from a database a digital map of a region traveled by the vehicle based on the location of the GPS coordinates, the digital map including a geographic mapping of a traveled road and registered roadside objects, the registered roadside objects being positionally identified in the digital map by longitudinal and lateral coordinates; sensing roadside objects in the region traveled by the vehicle; identifying the sensed roadside objects on the digital map; determining a vehicle position on the traveled road utilizing coordinates of the sensed roadside objects identified in the digital map; and localizing the position of the vehicle in the road of travel as a function of the GPS coordinates and the determined vehicle position utilizing the coordinates of the sensed roadside objects, wherein localizing the position of the vehicle in the road of travel is further a function of identifying a curvature of the road and determining a vehicle position based on a location of the vehicle within the curvature, wherein the curvature formula is represented as;
K=f(s)where s is the position of the vehicle and K is the curvature of the road. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for localizing a vehicle in a digital map comprising:
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generating GPS coordinates of the vehicle on the traveled road; retrieving from a database a digital map of a region traveled by the vehicle based on the location of the GPS coordinates, the digital map including a geographic mapping of a traveled road and registered roadside objects, the registered roadside objects being positionally identified in the digital map by longitudinal and lateral coordinates; sensing roadside objects in the region traveled by the vehicle; identifying the sensed roadside objects on the digital map; determining a vehicle position on the traveled road utilizing coordinates of the sensed roadside objects identified in the digital map; and localizing the position of the vehicle in the road of travel as a function of the GPS coordinates and the determined vehicle position utilizing the coordinates of the sensed roadside objects, wherein localizing the position of the vehicle is further a function of identifying a heading of the vehicle and an arc length of a curvature of the road, wherein the vehicle location based on the arc length is represented as;
sy=θ
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1(y)where sy is the position of the vehicle, θ
is a road curve, and y is the heading of the road.
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12. A method for localizing a vehicle in a digital map comprising:
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generating GPS coordinates of the vehicle on the traveled road; retrieving from a database a digital map of a region traveled by the vehicle based on the location of the GPS coordinates, the digital map including a geographic mapping of a traveled road and registered roadside objects, the registered roadside objects being positionally identified in the digital map by longitudinal and lateral coordinates; sensing roadside objects in the region traveled by the vehicle; identifying the sensed roadside objects on the digital map; determining a vehicle position on the traveled road utilizing coordinates of the sensed roadside objects identified in the digital map; and localizing the position of the vehicle in the road of travel as a function of the GPS coordinates and the determined vehicle position utilizing the coordinates of the sensed roadside objects, wherein localizing the position of the vehicle further comprises the steps of; identifying a position of the vehicle when a GPS signal is lost due to an obstruction; determining when a first satellite signal is received after the GPS signal is lost; localizing the vehicle at a predetermined position in response to the determination that the first satellite signal is received.
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