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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2017
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Kentaro Daikoku, Tokyo, JP;
Yuji Igarashi, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiko Ikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Masatoshi Fujii, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Irie, Tokyo, JP;
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle position estimation apparatus according to the present invention includes a painted line recognition result processing unit configured to calculate whether the vehicle has made a lane change and a direction of the lane change when the vehicle has made the lane change, a vehicle lateral position calculating unit configured to calculate a lane where the vehicle is in travel and a vehicle lateral position that is a lateral position of the vehicle in the lane based on whether the vehicle has made the lane change, the direction of the lane change, and a lane connection relation, and an on-map vehicle position calculating unit configured to calculate an on-map position of the vehicle on the road based on a map information, the lane where the vehicle is in travel, the vehicle lateral position, and a forward travel distance.