Real-time Occupancy Mapping System for Autonomous Vehicles

A computing device, comprising a processor configured with processor-executable instructions to:

• obtain origin point coordinates via a first satellite-based navigation functionality;
• obtain termination point coordinates via a second satellite-based navigation functionality;
• calculate a unit vector based on the obtained origin point coordinates and the obtained termination point coordinates;
• identify a first position, a first direction, and a first occupancy of an autonomous vehicle based on the obtained origin point coordinates, the calculated unit vector, and stored vehicle dimensions data, wherein the stored vehicle dimensions data include a length measurement and a width measurement of the autonomous vehicle, wherein the computing device is associated with the autonomous vehicle;
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• transmit a message using dedicated short-range communications (DSRC) that includes the obtained origin point coordinates, the stored vehicle dimensions data, and data for identifying the first direction of the autonomous vehicle.

A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium having stored thereon processor-executable instructions configured to cause a processor of a computing device to perform operations comprising:

• obtaining origin point coordinates via a first satellite-based navigation functionality;
• obtaining termination point coordinates via a second satellite-based navigation functionality;
• calculating a unit vector based on the obtained origin point coordinates and the obtained termination point coordinates;
• identifying a first position, a first direction, and a first occupancy of an autonomous vehicle based on the obtained origin point coordinates, the calculated unit vector, and stored vehicle dimensions data, wherein the stored vehicle dimensions data include a length measurement and a width measurement of the autonomous vehicle, wherein the computing device is associated with the autonomous vehicle;
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• transmitting a message using dedicated short-range communications (DSRC) that includes the obtained origin point coordinates, the stored vehicle dimensions data, and data for identifying the first direction of the autonomous vehicle.

A computing device, comprising:

• means for obtaining origin point coordinates via a first satellite-based navigation functionality;
• means for obtaining termination point coordinates via a second satellite-based navigation functionality;
• means for calculating a unit vector based on the obtained origin point coordinates and the obtained termination point coordinates;
• means for identifying a first position, a first direction, and a first occupancy of an autonomous vehicle based on the obtained origin point coordinates, the calculated unit vector, and stored vehicle dimensions data, wherein the stored vehicle dimensions data include a length measurement and a width measurement of the autonomous vehicle, wherein the computing device is associated with the autonomous vehicle;
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• means for transmitting a message using dedicated short-range communications (DSRC) that includes the obtained origin point coordinates, the stored vehicle dimensions data, and data for identifying the first direction of the autonomous vehicle.