Automatically creating a terrain mapping database
The database system addresses the challenge of dynamic terrain mapping by using sensor feedback and recorded trails to create adaptive navigation directives for off-road terrains, enhancing navigation accuracy and safety for diverse vehicle types and user skills.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- PCT/IB2016/051305
- Authority / Receiving Office
- WO · WO
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2015-03-11
- Filing Date
- 2016-03-08
- Publication Date
- 2016-09-15
AI Technical Summary
Current navigation systems lack the ability to effectively create and maintain a dynamic, three-dimensional terrain mapping database for off-road terrains, particularly in areas with varying characteristics, which limits their ability to provide accurate and adaptive guidance for different vehicle types and user skills.
A database system that automatically maps and updates off-road terrain in three-dimensional terms using a combination of recorded trails, sensors (including motion, environmental, position, and wearable physiological monitoring sensors) to derive navigation directives tailored to vehicle types and user skills, considering terrain characteristics like slope, turn, and surface types.
Enables continuous and accurate three-dimensional terrain mapping, providing adaptive navigation directives that improve safety and efficiency for various vehicle types and user skills by dynamically updating terrain data based on real-time sensor feedback and recorded trails.