On-vehicle position computing apparatus
First Claim
1. An on-vehicle position detecting apparatus comprising:
- means for estimating an estimated vehicle position of a vehicle in accordance with (i) signals from sensors for detecting behaviors of the vehicle and (ii) a present vehicle position on a map displayed on a display means;
means for designating a road by comparing a running path of the vehicle based upon said estimated vehicle position generated by said estimating means, with road data so as to locate a designated road on said displayed map;
means for shifting said estimated vehicle position to a displayed vehicle position on said designated road which has been located by said designating means; and
means for computing a cumulative value of shifting distances made by said shifting means after a predetermined number of cycles of shifting, and for correcting the displayed vehicle position on said displayed map in accordance with data obtained externally of said vehicle when said cumulative value exceeds a predetermined threshold value.
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Abstract
High degree of accuracy of the position of a vehicle can be ensured by maintaining the continuity of the running path of the vehicle and by correcting the vehicle position to a vehicle position measured by a GPS navigation system when a positional deviation occurs due to sensor errors. Specifically, the vehicle positions are estimated in accordance with signals from sensors for detecting behaviors of the vehicle, and then the vehicle position is shifted onto a designated road having a feature coincident with that of the running path of the vehicle based upon data of the estimated vehicle positions. Further, the vehicle position is corrected to a position measured by use of a GPS receiver only when the cumulative value of distances of the positional shifts made by a number of cycles in past or in a predetermined running distance range exceeds a predetermined threshold value.
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1. An on-vehicle position detecting apparatus comprising:
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means for estimating an estimated vehicle position of a vehicle in accordance with (i) signals from sensors for detecting behaviors of the vehicle and (ii) a present vehicle position on a map displayed on a display means; means for designating a road by comparing a running path of the vehicle based upon said estimated vehicle position generated by said estimating means, with road data so as to locate a designated road on said displayed map; means for shifting said estimated vehicle position to a displayed vehicle position on said designated road which has been located by said designating means; and means for computing a cumulative value of shifting distances made by said shifting means after a predetermined number of cycles of shifting, and for correcting the displayed vehicle position on said displayed map in accordance with data obtained externally of said vehicle when said cumulative value exceeds a predetermined threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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