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Vehicle capable of determining driving lane and control method for the same

US9849837B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 1, 2016
Grant dateDec 26, 2017
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Expiry dateJul 1, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60W2556/50
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed herein are a vehicle capable of determining a driving lane by comparing reference lane line information corresponding to the type of a driving road with estimated lane line information estimated by using surrounding information, and a control method of the vehicle. The vehicle includes a storage configured to store a map including a type of road; a surrounding information acquisition unit configured to acquire surrounding information; and a controller configured to determine a driving lane by comparing reference lane line information corresponding to the type of the driving road verified based on the map with estimated lane line information estimated based on the surrounding information.

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