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Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015

Filed:

Feb. 11, 2014
Applicant:

Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);

Inventors:

Qi Chen, Dunlap, IL (US);

Andrew Whitten, Dunlap, IL (US);

Paul R. Friend, Morton, IL (US);

Assignee:

Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 17/00 (2006.01); G01B 21/16 (2006.01); G01C 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 21/16 (2013.01); G01C 21/16 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system is provided. The system includes a perception sensor, a first inertial measurement unit and a first localization module. The first localization module is configured to generate a first position estimate signal indicative of an estimated position of the machine. The system includes a second inertial measurement unit and a second localization module. The second localization module is configured to generate a second position estimate signal indicative of the estimated position of the machine. A position determination module is communicably coupled to the first and second localization modules. The position determination module is configured to determine a health of the first and second localization modules based on one or more parameters indicative of errors associated with the first and second inertial measurement units respectively; and determine an estimated position of the machine based on the determined health of the first and second localization modules.


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