Position estimation device and position estimation method
US11953608B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 8, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/09
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to continuously estimate the position with high accuracy while the moving body is traveling. A position estimation device is installed in a moving body, and includes a position estimation unit configured to estimate a position of a subject moving body being the moving body in which the position estimation device is installed using any of positioning means of satellite positioning using a positioning satellite or radio wave positioning using wireless communication, and a positioning means selection unit configured to switch the positioning means the position estimation unit uses for estimation of the position of the subject moving body based on a traveling environment or a peripheral environment of the subject moving body.
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