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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Siddharth Agarwal, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ankit Girish Vora, Dearborn, MI (US);
Jakob Nikolaus Hoellerbauer, Canton, MI (US);
Peng-yu Chen, Ferndale, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/30 (2006.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); G01S 7/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/30 (2013.01); G01S 7/4802 (2013.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01);
Abstract
A system includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to select a technique, from a plurality of techniques, to identify a vehicle location by sensor and map data based on features detected in sensor data of an area in which the vehicle is located, to determine a location of the vehicle based on the selected technique; and to navigate the vehicle based at least in part on the identified location.