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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2019
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfsburg, DE;
Christian Merfels, Braunschweig, DE;
Moritz Schack, Braunschweig, DE;
Abstract
A method and a device for determining a position of a transportation vehicle. A preliminary position of the transportation vehicle is determined, objects are detected in an area surrounding the transportation vehicle wherein the objects have at least visible and virtual building corners, the detected objects are transferred into a local coordinate system and are assigned to a map with objects based on the preliminary position of the transportation vehicle, and the position of the transportation vehicle is determined based on an equalization calculus in which the objects in the map which are most suitable for the objects transferred into the local coordinate system are ascertained.