Navigation based on expected landmark location
US9709986B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 22, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 18, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 22, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/12
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for autonomously navigating a vehicle along a road segment may be based on a predetermined landmark location. The system may include at least one processor programmed to receive from a camera, at least one image representative of an environment of the vehicle, and determine a position of the vehicle along a predetermined road model trajectory associated with the road segment based, at least in part, on information associated with the at least one image. The at least one processor may be further programmed to identify a recognized landmark forward of the vehicle based on the determined position, wherein the recognized landmark is beyond a sight range of the camera, and determine a current distance between the vehicle and the recognized landmark by comparing the determined position of the vehicle with a predetermined position of the recognized landmark. The at least one processor may also be programmed to determine an autonomous navigational response for the vehicle based on the determined current distance.
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