US 12,216,224 B2
Method and apparatus for kinematic state estimation of a user equipment
Sholeh Yasini, Sundbyberg (SE); and Torbjörn Wigren, Uppsala (SE)
Assigned to TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL), Stockholm (SE)
Appl. No. 17/775,982
Filed by Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm (SE)
PCT Filed Nov. 12, 2019, PCT No. PCT/SE2019/051137
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 11, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/096397, PCT Pub. Date May 20, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0390545 A1, Dec. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. G01S 5/02 (2010.01)
CPC G01S 5/0294 (2013.01) 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for kinematic state estimation of a user equipment connected to a wireless communication network, comprising:
obtaining measurement information, wherein: the measurement information is related to a kinematic measurement concerning said user equipment, said kinematic measurement is achieved at a measuring time, and said kinematic measurement belongs to a set of kinematic measurements;
determining whether said measurement information is consistent with a measurement prediction for said user equipment valid for said measuring time based on a kinematic state estimation of said user equipment, said kinematic state estimation being created using kinematic measurements of said set of kinematic measurements;
discarding said measurement information if said measurement information is determined not to be consistent with said measurement prediction for said user equipment valid for said measuring time in said step of determining; and
updating said kinematic state estimation of said user equipment with said measurement information if said measurement information is determined to be consistent with said measurement prediction for said user equipment valid for said measuring time in said step of determining.