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Navigation system

US8571789B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 18, 2008
Grant dateOct 29, 2013
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Expiry dateJul 26, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09B29/102
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A navigation system includes: an angular velocity sensor 1 for detecting a change in an advancement direction of a vehicle; a vehicle azimuth calculation unit 13 for calculating a vehicle azimuth on the basis of angular velocity sensor information obtained from the angular velocity sensor; an on-board camera 2 for shooting a periphery of the vehicle; an image recognition unit 19 for recognizing an image obtained from the on-board camera; and an offset voltage correction unit 21 for performing a drift correction on the angular velocity sensor in accordance with an angle error between the vehicle azimuth calculated by the vehicle azimuth calculation unit and a vehicle azimuth determined from a white line on a road recognized by the image recognition unit.

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