Position determining device and operating method thereof
AssigneeContinental Automotive Systems, Inc.
InventorJi Seon Kim
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Abstract
A position determining device and an operating method thereof are disclosed. According to the present invention, a position of a neighboring vehicle is determined by using the differences of the receiving time and strengths between two sensing signals received from two ultrasound sensors installed in a vehicle. Therefore, it is possible to estimate a position and a moving path for neighboring vehicles while driving a vehicle.
Claims9
A position determining device for determining a position of a neighboring vehicle, comprising:
- a receiving unit for receiving a first sensing signal related to the neighboring vehicle from a first ultrasound sensor installed in a vehicle and receiving a second sensing signal related to the neighboring vehicle from a second ultrasound sensor installed at a position separated away from the first ultrasound sensor;
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- a determination unit for determining the position of the neighboring vehicle on the basis of receiving time and strengths of each of the first sensing signal and the second sensing signal.
A method of operating a position determining device for determining a position of a neighboring vehicle, comprising:
- receiving a first sensing signal related to the neighboring vehicle from a first ultrasound sensor installed in a vehicle and receiving a second sensing signal related to the neighboring vehicle from a second ultrasound sensor installed at a position separated away from the first ultrasound sensor;
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- determining the position of the neighboring vehicle on the basis of receiving time and strengths of each of the first sensing signal and the second sensing signal.
A computer program stored in a non-transitory medium for executing:
- receiving a first sensing signal relating to a neighboring vehicle from a first ultrasound sensor installed in a vehicle and receiving a second sensing signal related to the neighboring vehicle from a second ultrasound sensor installed at a position separated away from the first ultrasound sensor;
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- determining the position of the neighboring vehicle on the basis of receiving time and strengths of each of the first sensing signal and the second sensing signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.