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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2011
Applicants:
James N. Nickolaou, Clarkston, MI (US);
Daniel Gandhi, Auburndale, MA (US);
Dmitriy Feldman, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Inventors:
James N. Nickolaou, Clarkston, MI (US);
Daniel Gandhi, Auburndale, MA (US);
Dmitriy Feldman, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 3/80 (2006.01); G01C 21/30 (2006.01); G01S 19/48 (2010.01); G01S 5/02 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/30 (2013.01); G01S 5/0252 (2013.01); G01S 19/48 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and vehicles are provided for localizing a vehicle. A sensor is configured to detect an object disposed in a generally upward direction from the vehicle while the vehicle is travelling. A processor is coupled to the sensor. The processor is configured to correlate the object with information from a map database, thereby generating a correlation, and determine a geographic location of the vehicle based on the correlation.