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Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019

Filed:

Jun. 22, 2017
Applicant:

GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);

Inventors:

Xiaofeng F. Song, Novi, MI (US);

Haley M. Dalzell, Troy, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/02 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G01C 21/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0212 (2013.01); G01C 21/20 (2013.01); G01C 21/36 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/0276 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and apparatus provided for determining a current position of a vehicle are disclosed. The apparatus includes an autonomous driving system for a vehicle with a positioning system configured to determine a current position of the vehicle between an original point of the vehicle and a horizon point ahead the vehicle. The positioning system is configured to receive map data containing at least one road attribute, receive multiple trajectory points which are located between the original point and the horizon point and determine a trajectory which interconnects the multiple trajectory points, determine an absolute position of the vehicle, determine a projection point from the at least one road attribute onto the trajectory, and determine the current position of the vehicle and compare the current position of the vehicle with a position of the projection point of the road attribute between the original point and the horizon point.


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