System for recording Surroundings

• US 20100265327A1
• Filed: 08/25/2008
• Published: 10/21/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Von Zitzewitz, Henning, Wingbermuehle, Jochen, Svensson, Anke, Niem, Wolfgang, Niehsen, Wolfgang, Benzler, Ulrich-Lorenz
• Application Number:
  US12/677,636
• Publication Number:
  US 20100265327A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/135
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0253 extracting relative motion information from a plurality of images taken successively, e.g. visual odometry, optical flow determining position or orientation from images G06T7/70
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0259 using magnetic or electromagnetic means
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0274 using mapping information stored in a memory device navigation using map-matching G01C21/30
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0278 using satellite positioning signals, e.g. GPS

Abstract

A system and method to record the surroundings for a movable device. The system has at least one sensor for the visual recording of the surroundings, as well as respectively at least one sensor for recording the direction of motion and the orientation of the device, the system being developed to process information provided by the sensors.

Claims

1-13. -13. (canceled)

14. A system that is developed to record surroundings for a movable device, comprising:

at least one first sensor for visual recording of the surroundings;

at least one second sensor to record direction of motion of the device; and

at least one third sensor to record orientation of the device;

wherein the system is adapted to process information provided by the first, second and third sensors.

15. The system as recited in claim 14, wherein the at least one third sensor is adapted to provide information from a global reference that is independent of the device.

16. The system as recited in claim 14, which the system is connected to the device in such a way that the system carries out same motions as the device.

17. The system as recited in claim 14, wherein the at least one third sensor is a compass.

18. The system as recited in claim 14, further comprising:

at least one sensor to record a position of the device.

19. The system as recited in claim 14, further comprising:

at least one GPS sensor to record a direction of the device.

20. The system as recited in claim 14, further comprising:

at least one processing unit adapted to process the information provided by the first, second and third sensors in combined fashion.

21. A method to record surroundings for a movable device, comprising:

recording visual information on the surroundings, information on a direction of motion and on an orientation of the device; and

processing the recorded information.

22. The method as recited in claim 21, further comprising:

finding visual position, and mapping of surroundings.

23. The method as recited in claim 21, further comprising:

determining positions of features of the surroundings based on a motion of the device in the surroundings.

24. The method as recited in claim 21, further comprising:

using an algorithm for determining probability-based location and imaging.

25. A memory device storing a computer program having program code, the program code, when executed by a processor, causing the processor to perform the steps of:

recording visual information on the surroundings, information on a direction of motion and on an orientation of the device; and

processing the recorded information.

26. A computer-readable data carrier, storing program code, the program code, when executed by a processor, causing the processor to perform the steps of:

recording visual information on the surroundings, information on a direction of motion and on an orientation of the device; and

processing the recorded information.