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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2018
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi, JP;
Ryuji Funayama, Yokohama, JP;
Toshiki Kindo, Yokohama, JP;
Ayako Shimizu, Numazu, JP;
Sho Otaki, Yokohama, JP;
Hojung Jung, Susono, JP;
Takayuki Iwamoto, Sunto-gun, JP;
Yasuo Sakaguchi, Nagoya, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A device includes: a reference confidence degree calculation unit configured to calculate a reference confidence degree in estimating the position of the host vehicle at a candidate passing position of the host vehicle set in advance based on the position information on the object on the map; a shield information acquisition unit configured to acquire shield information based on a result of detection; a shielding influence degree calculation unit configured to calculate a shielding influence degree in estimating the position of the host vehicle at the candidate passing position based on the shield information; and a confidence degree calculation unit configured to calculate a confidence degree in estimating the position of the host vehicle at the candidate passing position based on the reference confidence degree and the shielding influence degree.