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Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024

Filed:

Sep. 23, 2021
Applicant:

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;

Inventors:

Yusuke Hayashi, Susono, JP;

Taichi Kawanai, Susono, JP;

Sadayuki Abe, Shizuoka, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/89 (2020.01); G01S 17/46 (2006.01); G01J 1/42 (2006.01); G01S 7/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/89 (2013.01); G01J 1/4204 (2013.01); G01S 7/4808 (2013.01); G01S 17/46 (2013.01);
Abstract

The vehicle position estimation apparatus that estimates the position of the host vehicle includes: a laser light irradiation unit configured to illuminate laser light; a light reception element configured to receive reflection light of the laser light and reflection light of ambient light which is light other than the laser light and be able to detect an intensity of each of the received reflection light; and a host position estimation unit configured to estimate the position of the host vehicle, based on a result of light reception of the reflection light of the laser light received by the light reception element and a result of light reception of the reflection light of the ambient light.


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