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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2007
Mutsumi Katayama, Suitama, JP;
Kazuyuki Maruyama, Saitama, JP;
Kazumitsu Kushida, Saitama, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle position detection system is provided to detect a vehicle position with higher accuracy. The vehicle position detection system includes a GPS receiving device mounted on the vehicle to receive GPS signals from a GPS satellite, a light beacon communication device mounted on the vehicle to receive light beacon information from a light beacon arranged in front of an intersection of a road, and a central processing unit mounted on the vehicle to correct a position of the vehicle based on the light beacon information upon reception of the light beacon information by the light beacon communication device.