US 12,270,661 B2
Lane marking localization and fusion
Mingdong Wang, San Diego, CA (US); Chenzhe Qian, San Diego, CA (US); and Xue Mei, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to TUSIMPLE, INC., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by TUSIMPLE, INC., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/456,015.
Application 18/456,015 is a continuation of application No. 17/320,888, filed on May 14, 2021, granted, now 11,740,093.
Application 17/320,888 is a continuation of application No. 16/184,926, filed on Nov. 8, 2018, granted, now 11,009,356, issued on May 18, 2021.
Application 16/184,926 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/896,077, filed on Feb. 14, 2018, granted, now 11,009,365, issued on May 18, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0408264 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. G01C 21/30 (2006.01)
CPC G01C 21/30 (2013.01) 13 Claims
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1. A method for determining a location of a vehicle, comprising:
receiving a first region map and a second region map from a database;
receiving a first response image and a second response image generated by different imaging devices respectively, the first response image and the second response image comprising information relating to an environment of the vehicle;
generating a first response map from the first response image, and a second response map from the second response image;
generating a first location of the vehicle based on a comparison of the first response map and the first region map;
generating a second location of the vehicle based on a comparison of the second response map and the second region map; and
predicting the location of the vehicle based on the first location and the second location.