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1. A method for mapping an environment proximal to a vehicle, the method comprising:
- while driving about the environment, at least periodically;
obtaining a current location of the vehicle according to a map of the environment;
detecting at least one characteristic of the environment at the current location, the at least one characteristic including an acceleration of the vehicle at the current location when the vehicle is in a rest mode, the acceleration being received from an inertial measurement unit of the vehicle;
storing the at least one characteristic in a characteristic digest, the characteristic digest respectively associating one or more locations in the environment to one or more sets of previously detected characteristics in the environment; and
associating the at least one characteristic with the current location in the characteristic digest; and
in response to determining a loss of localization;
detecting one or more characteristics of the environment;
comparing the one or more characteristics of the environment with the previously detected characteristics stored in the characteristic digest; and
estimating a location of the vehicle based on the comparison.
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Abstract
A method for mapping an environment proximal to a vehicle includes obtaining a current location of the vehicle according to a map of the environment, detecting at least one characteristic of the environment at the current location, and storing the at least one characteristic in a characteristic digest. The characteristic digest respectively associates one or more locations in the environment to one or more sets of previously detected characteristics in the environment. The method also includes associating the at least one characteristic with the current location in the characteristic digest.
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1. A method for mapping an environment proximal to a vehicle, the method comprising:
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while driving about the environment, at least periodically; obtaining a current location of the vehicle according to a map of the environment; detecting at least one characteristic of the environment at the current location, the at least one characteristic including an acceleration of the vehicle at the current location when the vehicle is in a rest mode, the acceleration being received from an inertial measurement unit of the vehicle; storing the at least one characteristic in a characteristic digest, the characteristic digest respectively associating one or more locations in the environment to one or more sets of previously detected characteristics in the environment; and associating the at least one characteristic with the current location in the characteristic digest; and in response to determining a loss of localization; detecting one or more characteristics of the environment; comparing the one or more characteristics of the environment with the previously detected characteristics stored in the characteristic digest; and estimating a location of the vehicle based on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for verifying mapping information of an environment proximal to a vehicle, the method comprising:
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determining a current location of the vehicle according to a map of the environment; detecting at least one current characteristic of the environment at the current location, the at least one characteristic including an acceleration of the vehicle at the current location when the vehicle is in a rest mode, the acceleration being received from an inertial measurement unit of the vehicle; obtaining at least one previously detected characteristic from a characteristic digest based on the current location, the characteristic digest respectively associating one or more locations in the environment to one or more sets of previously detected characteristics in the environment; comparing the at least one previously detected characteristic with the at least one current characteristic; determining an accuracy of the determined current location of the vehicle based on the comparing; in response to the current characteristic matching the previously detected characteristic, indicating that the mapping information is accurate; and in response to the current characteristic not matching the previously detected characteristic, indicating that the mapping information is inaccurate. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A remote vehicle comprising:
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a navigation system configured to determine a current location of the remote vehicle; a sensor system configured to detect at least one characteristic of the current location, the at least one characteristic including an acceleration of the vehicle at the current location when the vehicle is in a rest mode, the acceleration being received from an inertial measurement unit of the vehicle; a memory device configured to store a map of an environment of the remote vehicle and a characteristic digest, the characteristic digest respectively associating one or more locations in the environment to one or more sets of previously detected characteristics in the environment; and a processing device logically coupled to the navigation system, the memory device, and the sensor system and configured to; while the remote vehicle is driving about the environment, at least periodically; obtain a current location of the vehicle according to a map of the environment; detect at least one characteristic of the environment at the current location; store the at least one characteristic in a characteristic digest; and associate the at least one characteristic with the current location in the characteristic digest; and in response to determining a loss of localization; detect one or more characteristics of the environment; compare the one or more characteristics of the environment with the previously detected characteristics stored in the characteristic digest; and estimate a location of the vehicle based on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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