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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2020
Filed:
May. 08, 2018
Honeywell International Inc., Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Benjamin Mohr, Plymouth, MN (US);
Vijay Venkataraman, Excelsior, MN (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Abstract
A system and methods for reducing map search area requirements in a navigation system are disclosed. The system includes a vehicle, an imaging device onboard the vehicle configured to generate an image scan, receive at least one image responsive to the image scan, and a processing device configured to receive and store the at least one image. The system further includes a navigation system onboard the vehicle configured to store an image of a map, and a learning network associated with the navigation system and configured to divide the image of the map into a plurality of map subsections, recognize each one of a plurality of images of different landmarks on the map, generate a set of classifications for each map subsection, and associate each classification of the set of classifications with at least one landmark of the different landmarks on the map.