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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2018
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Shinichiro Abe, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiko Toyoshi, Tokyo, JP;
Shun Lee, Saitama, JP;
Keitaro Yamamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G06T 17/05 (2011.01); G01C 21/30 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 17/05 (2013.01); G01C 21/30 (2013.01); G05D 1/0246 (2013.01); G06T 7/74 (2017.01); G06T 2207/30252 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided methods and apparatus for estimating a position of a movable object. A dynamic reference image is generated based on an environment and a reference image extracted from a map. A position of the movable object is estimated based on the dynamic reference image and an observation image of an area around the movable object.