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Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020

Filed:

Dec. 27, 2017
Applicant:

Automotive Research & Testing Center, Lugang, Changhua County, TW;

Inventors:

Che-Cheng Chang, Lugang, TW;

Yi Yan, Lugang, TW;

Wun-Sheng Yao, Lugang, TW;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G01B 11/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/33 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/3623 (2013.01); G01B 11/002 (2013.01); G01C 21/3667 (2013.01); G06K 9/00818 (2013.01); G06K 9/00825 (2013.01); G06T 7/337 (2017.01);
Abstract

An image positioning method and an image positioning device for using the same is disclosed. The method finds the position of a vehicle that is driving on a road, and a plurality of signs is arranged on the road. Firstly, an electronic map having a plurality of paths, a plurality reference images, and characteristic positions of the plurality of paths and the plurality reference images is provided. Next, at least two positioning images of the signs closest to the vehicle are sequentially retrieved. The reference image identical to the positioning images are searched on the electronic map and used as characteristic images. When the order of all the characteristic images corresponds to the order of all the positioning images, the position of the vehicle is estimated according to the path corresponding to all the characteristic images and the characteristic positions of all the characteristic images.


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