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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2024
Filed:
May. 15, 2020
Applicant:
Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Peter Dürr, Stuttgart, DE;
Assignee:
SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 19/22 (2010.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); G01S 19/42 (2010.01); G01S 19/47 (2010.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 19/47 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G01S 19/22 (2013.01); G01S 19/428 (2013.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01);
Abstract
A method for determining a position of an Unmanned Vehicle (UV) is provided. The method includes receiving positioning signals from a plurality of satellites of a global navigation satellite system. Further, the method includes estimating the position of the UV based on (i) a three-dimensional model of the UV's environment and (ii) possible signal paths for each of the positioning signals. At least part of the possible signal paths include reflections of the positioning signals by one or more objects in the UV's environment.