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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2011
Applicant:
Peter Gyumyeong Joh, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Inventor:
Peter Gyumyeong Joh, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and system for implementing the fusion of road geometry model information in different forms from different sources in a manner that is comprehensive, efficient, and effective. Such fused road geometry model information for a particular vehicle (i.e., an ego vehicle) provides for improved performance of active safety functionality. Examples of active safety functionalities include, but are not limited to, curve speed warning, selection of target objects that are potential threats to the ego vehicle by helping the ego vehicle's path prediction, and the like.