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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2019
Faurecia Clarion Electronics Co., Ltd., Saitama, JP;
FAURECIA CLARION ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Saitama, JP;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes: a point group data acquisition unit configured to acquire, based on information from a sensor configured to detect an object existing in surroundings of a vehicle, point group data related to a plurality of points representing the object; a movement amount estimation unit configured to estimate a movement amount of the vehicle; a storage unit configured to store, as a point group map recorded in association with position information including a latitude and a longitude, relative positions of the plurality of points relative to a first reference position that is a place on a travel path of the vehicle; and a position estimation unit configured to estimate a position of the vehicle based on the point group map, the point group data, and the movement amount.