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Tracking on-road vehicles with sensors of different modalities

US9255989B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 24, 2012
Grant dateFeb 9, 2016
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Expiry dateJul 28, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08G1/166
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A vehicle system includes a first sensor and a second sensor, each having, respectively, different first and second modalities. A controller includes a processor configured to: receive a first sensor input from the first sensor and a second sensor input from the second sensor; detect, synchronously, first and second observations from, respectively, the first and second sensor inputs; project the detected first and second observations onto a graph network; associate the first and second observations with a target on the graph network, the target having a trajectory on the graph network; select either the first or the second observation as a best observation based on characteristics of the first and second sensors; and estimate a current position of the target by performing a prediction based on the best observation and a current timestamp.

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