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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2014
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Paul Russell Friend, Morton, IL (US);
Hong Chang, Peoria, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A motion determination system is disclosed. The system may calculate one or more visual-odometry outputs. The system may determine a plurality of figure of merits, wherein each of the plurality of figure of merits is associated with one of a plurality of parameters affecting the calculation of the one or more visual-odometry outputs, and each of the plurality of figure of merits is indicative of an accuracy of the visual-odometry outputs. The system may calculate a combined figure of merit based on the plurality of figure of merits. The system may calculate an error estimate for the one or more visual-odometry outputs based on the combined figure of merit.