Method for Determining the Position of a Vehicle

A non-transitory computer-readable media comprising instructions that, when executed, configure at least one processor to:

• capture, based on electromagnetic radiation received by a sensor, at least one scan comprising a plurality of detection points, each detection point representing a location in a vehicle environment;
• determine, from a database, a predefined map of the vehicle environment comprising:
• a plurality of elements in a map environment, each of the elements representing a respective static landmark of a plurality of static landmarks in the vehicle environment;
• and
• a spatial assignment of multiple parts of the map environment to the plurality of elements, the multiple parts being spatial positions arranged as a mesh grid comprising positions for any potential detection point;
• match, using the spatial assignment, the plurality of detection points to the plurality of elements;
• and
• determine a position of the vehicle based on the matching, the determined position to be used for operating a vehicle safely in the vehicle environment.

A method comprising:

• capture, based on electromagnetic radiation received by a sensor, at least one scan comprising a plurality of detection points, each detection point representing a location in a vehicle environment;
• determining, from a database, a predefined map of the vehicle environment comprising:
• a plurality of elements in a map environment, each of the elements representing a respective static landmark of a plurality of static landmarks in the vehicle environment;
• and
• a spatial assignment of multiple parts of the map environment to the plurality of elements, the multiple parts being spatial positions arranged as a mesh grid comprising positions for any potential detection point;
• matching, using the spatial assignment, the plurality of detection points to the plurality of elements;
• and
• determining a position of the vehicle based on the matching, the determined position to be used for operating a vehicle safely in the vehicle environment.