Generation and use of HD maps

US11815617B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. · DE

Inventors

• Kim MAHLER · New York, US
• Thomas Haustein · Potsdam, DE
• Marcus Grossmann · Erlangen, DE
• Kei Sakaguchi · Berlin, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 2, 2019
• Grant date: Nov 14, 2023
• Expiry date: Aug 2, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01S2013/9316
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An apparatus including a processor unit configured to provide a first high-definition map, a sensor unit configured for providing sensor data representing an environmental condition in a periphery of the apparatus and a receiver unit configured to receive data representing a second high-definition map. The processor unit is configured to fuse the second high-definition map and the sensor data so as to provide the first high-definition map. The apparatus further includes a transmitter unit configured for transmitting a result of fusing the second high-definition map and the sensor data, and includes a command generator unit configured to generate a command signal representing a vehicle control command for a vehicle carrying the apparatus based on the first high-definition map.