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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2010
Qingyuan LI, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Hsien-cheng (Kevin) Wu, Novi, MI (US);
Tim Hoerauf, St. Clair Shores, MI (US);
Jiamu HU, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Timothy Ridley, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Qingyuan Li, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Hsien-cheng (Kevin) Wu, Novi, MI (US);
Tim Hoerauf, St. Clair Shores, MI (US);
Jiamu Hu, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Timothy Ridley, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A method and a system of determining a driving direction of a vehicle traveling at a low speed. The method includes determining whether the vehicle is in one of three states: (1) an uphill state in which the vehicle is located on an upward sloping surface, (2) a downhill state in which the vehicle is located on a downward sloping surface, and (3) a flat surface state in which the vehicle is located on a flat surface. The method also includes obtaining information from a plurality of vehicle sensors and determining a direction of movement of the vehicle based upon the determined state of the vehicle and information from the plurality of vehicle sensors.