Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Arrangement for and method of two dimensional and three dimensional precision location and orientation determination
- Patent Title (中): 二维和三维精密位置和方向确定的方法和方法
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Application No.: US12312301Application Date: 2006-11-06
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Publication No.: US08326532B2Publication Date: 2012-12-04
- Inventor: Marcin Michal Kmiecik , Krzysztof Miksa
- Applicant: Marcin Michal Kmiecik , Krzysztof Miksa
- Applicant Address: NL Eindhoven
- Assignee: Tomtom Global Content B.V.
- Current Assignee: Tomtom Global Content B.V.
- Current Assignee Address: NL Eindhoven
- International Application: PCT/NL2006/000552 WO 20061106
- International Announcement: WO2008/056972 WO 20080515
- Main IPC: G01S1/00
- IPC: G01S1/00 ; G01S5/02

Abstract:
In one embodiment of the present invention, a method of and apparatus for determining inaccurate GPS samples in a set of GPS samples is disclosed, according to the following actions: a) obtaining GPS samples as taken by a global positioning system on board a vehicle when traveling along a trajectory; b) obtaining a first estimation of the trajectory based on the GPS samples; c) obtaining a second estimation of the trajectory at least based on measurements made by an inertial measurement unit on board vehicle when traveling along the trajectory; d) comparing the first and second estimations; e) establishing locations where the first estimation shows a variation compared with the second estimation above a predetermined threshold; f) if no such locations can be established continue with action j), otherwise continue with action g); g) removing GPS samples associated with the locations of high variation as being inaccurate GPS samples, thus forming a set of remaining GPS samples; h) calculating the first estimation anew of the trajectory based on the remaining GPS samples and calculating the second estimation anew; i) repeating actions d) to h); j) ending the actions.
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