VEHICLE LOCALIZATION SYSTEM
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- DE · DE
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- VOLVO AUTONOMOUS SOLUTIONS AB
- Filing Date
- 2021-12-23
- Publication Date
- 2026-05-27
AI Technical Summary
Existing vehicle localization systems, particularly for autonomous vehicles, struggle to provide reliable and high-integrity position and pose determination, especially in environments where GPS signals are unreliable, leading to potential safety risks due to inconsistent and potentially faulty positioning data.
A vehicle localization system that combines a transponder-based localization system with an independent localization system, such as GNSS, to verify and compare position and pose data, ensuring high-integrity verification through threshold checks and error reporting to enhance reliability.
The system provides verified, high-integrity position and pose data, reducing the likelihood of positioning errors and enhancing safety by ensuring that vehicle control systems can rely on accurate vehicle location and orientation information.