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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2022
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Eric Andre Senant, Albany, CA (US);
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Abstract
A position of a vehicle can be determined based at least in part on positions of the satellites relative to the vehicle and elevations of objects proximate the vehicle. Satellite signals may be filtered or weighted using the elevation mask. For example, the techniques may include a computing device receiving map data, sensor data, and/or other input data, and determining a region within which a satellite has line of sight with the vehicle. Signals from satellites in the region having line of sight may be relied upon more heavily (or solely in some examples) in determining the vehicle position relative to signals from satellites outside of the region (e.g., no line of sight). Components of a vehicle computing device can receive an indication of whether or not a satellite includes line of sight to treat satellite signals differently when making determinations.