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Method for determining the position of moving objects

US9250078B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FÜR LUFT—UND RAUMFAHRT E.V. · DE

Inventors

Susanna Kaiser · Gilching, DE
Mohammed Khider · Santa Clara, US
Patrick Robertson · San Jose, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 8, 2012
Grant date	Feb 2, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 27, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01C21/206
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Method for determining the position of moving objects, wherein the object has a sensor or an apparatus for determining odometry data, having the steps of: transmitting the odometry data to a calculation device, estimating the location and position of the object with the aid of the calculation device, creating a diffusion matrix on the basis of the estimated location and position taking into account environmental data, determining a contour line on the basis of the diffusion matrix, determining the distances between the position and the contour line for different orientations, in particular each orientation, and calculating a probability density function on the basis of the distances determined.

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