Patent · US Expired

Method of and device for determining a position of a vehicle

US6345229B1 · kind B1 · utility

19Cited by

22References

14Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Dieter Honkomp · Hildesheim, DE
Volkmar Tanneberger · Hildesheim, DE
Peter Kreft · Hannover, DE
Guenter Noetzel · Bad Salzdetfurth, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 3, 2000
Grant date	Feb 5, 2002
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 3, 2020

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG08G1/137
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A position of a vehicle is determined by outputting position signals by a reception antenna and outputting traveling condition values by traveling condition sensors of a vehicle for determination of an absolute position of the vehicle and outputting an absolute position signal, from the absolute position signal and predetermined reference data of a reference system determining a relative position of the vehicle in the reference system, determining a position quality signal from a comparison of the absolute position signal and a reference position signal, and using the position quality signal for determination of an absolute position of the vehicle.

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