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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2021
Aptiv Technologies Ag, Schaffhausen, CH;
Aptiv Technologies AG, Schaffhausen, CH;
Abstract
Provided is a computer-implemented method for mapping a vehicle environment, the method comprising: a) defining a first grid in the earth frame of reference having a first coordinate system; b) initializing a position of the vehicle in the first grid and a first set of cell occupancy values of the first grid; c) receiving sensor data of the surroundings of the vehicle from one or more sensors on the vehicle; d) updating the first grid with a second set of occupancy values calculated at least in part from the sensor data; and e) calculating one or more absolute velocities of one or more objects in the earth frame of reference from the change in cell occupancy values of the first grid.