ANALYSIS OF LOCALIZATION ERRORS IN A MOBILE OBJECT

    公开(公告)号:US20210156711A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-27

    申请号:US17105510

    申请日:2020-11-26

    IPC分类号: G01C21/00

    摘要: The invention relates to a method for analyzing localization errors, wherein the method includes the steps of obtaining relative positions and absolute positions of an object moving within a mapped environment, which are generated sequentially over time, calculating differences between the relative positions and absolute positions to determine sequential localization errors, and decomposing the localization errors into a systematic error that is dependent on the orientation of the object and into a systematic error that is independent on the orientation of the object by analyzing the intrinsic dynamics of the localization errors.

    Navigation system and method for error correction

    公开(公告)号:US10753748B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-25

    申请号:US15489885

    申请日:2017-04-18

    发明人: Nico Steinhardt

    IPC分类号: G01C21/16 G01S19/47 G01S19/49

    摘要: A system corrects errors of a measurement system. The system comprises base measurement system BS and a correction system. BS sensor data is acquired and provided to an algorithm. The data is stored associated with a time stamp indicating time of sensing. Output values are calculated and stored with time stamps indicating time of the sensor data upon which the output values are calculated. Data having corresponding time stamps are supplied to a filter where correction values and correction increments are calculated. The correction increments reflect the change of error in a base system output value over time due to integration or summing up BS sensor data errors in the processing algorithm. The correction values are applied to the BS data and corrected base navigation output values are calculated. These output values are corrected by the correction increments. Output values of the processing algorithm are further processed in succeeding applications.

    Method for improving ergonomics of a vehicle cockpit

    公开(公告)号:US10460073B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-29

    申请号:US15019184

    申请日:2016-02-09

    发明人: Bernhard Sendhoff

    摘要: A method for improving ergonomics of a vehicle obtains a first information defining an initial cockpit configuration. Further, information on a cockpit user's shape and information of a seat and steering wheel position which the user typically uses while driving, are obtained. This information is fed into a bio-mechanical simulation which carries out the simulation based upon the information defining the initial cockpit configuration, the user's shape and the user's seat and steering wheel position. In the bio-mechanical simulation, an ergonomic quality criteria is calculated for reaching movements during driving. Based upon the simulation result which is the quality criteria, the cockpit configuration is changed. The bio-mechanical simulation and the changing of the cockpit configuration in the optimization process is then repeated until a predetermined stop condition is fulfilled. The cockpit configuration which is achieved at that point in time is output as final cockpit-configuration.

    Autonomous working machine such as autonomous lawn mower

    公开(公告)号:US10321625B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-18

    申请号:US15394889

    申请日:2016-12-30

    摘要: The invention regards an autonomous working machine comprising drive means, current position estimation means, control means including a driving control unit and a camera. With aid of the current position estimation means the current position of the autonomous working machine is estimated. Furthermore, the driving control unit generates driving commands for the driving means on the basis of an intended movement of the autonomous working machine and the estimated current position. The camera is configured to capture images of the environment of the working machine. For estimating the current position, the current position estimation means is formed by the control means, which is configured to apply visual odometry on the captured images for estimating the current position of the working machine.