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Method and system for determining the position of a vehicle

US10955854B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Conti Temic microelectronic GmbH · DE

Inventors

Thomas Fechner · Günzburg, DE
Stefan Heinrich · Adelshofen, DE
Stefan Hegemann · Schallstadt, DE
Ralph Grewe · Frankfurt am Main, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 5, 2016
Grant date	Mar 23, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 8, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06V20/56
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method and a device for determining the position of a vehicle, said method comprising the steps: recording sensor data from the ground over which the vehicle travels; extracting ground characteristics of the ground over which the vehicle travels from the recorded sensor data or from occupancy grids which are calculated on the basis of the sensor data; determining the current position of the vehicle on the basis of the extracted ground characteristics using a characteristic map.

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