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Granted Patent B2
US 10,215,839 · App. 15/383,063 · Granted Feb 26, 2019

Pose detection device of movable body and location-based supplemental service providing system

Inventors: Hyouk Jang (Cheongju, KR); Hyeon Gi Jeon (Cheongju, KR); Youngjae Choi (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: Polariant, Inc.
G01S5/16G01B11/00G01B11/26G01C21/206H04W4/02
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Patent No.
US 10,215,839
App. No.
15/383,063
Granted
Feb 26, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments herein disclose a pose detection device for a movable body and a location-based supplemental service providing system. The pose detection device includes a first polarization unit and a second polarization unit positioned to have transmission axis difference values different from each other, wherein the first polarization unit and the second polarization unit receiving light emitted from a polarized light source located beyond and apart from the first polarization unit and the second polarization unit. Further, the pose detection device includes a first illuminometer measures positioned below the first polarization unit and a second illuminometer positioned below the second polarization unit. Further, the pose detection device includes a an interpretation unit generating pose information of the movable body based on detected light variation curves for the first polarization unit and the second polarization unit and illumination values measured by the first illuminometer and the second illuminometer.

Claims (20)

1. A pose detection device for a movable body, the pose detection device comprising:

a first polarization unit and a second polarization unit positioned to have transmission axis difference values different from each other, wherein the first polarization unit and the second polarization unit receiving light emitted from a polarized light source located beyond and apart from the first polarization unit and the second polarization unit;

a first illuminometer positioned below the first polarization unit and a second illuminometer positioned below the second polarization unit; and

an interpretation unit generating pose information of the movable body based on detected light variation curves for the first polarization unit and the second polarization unit and illumination values measured by the first illuminometer and the second illuminometer;

wherein the interpretation unit detects a phase angle at which at least one point where the illumination value depending on the first illuminometer crosses the detected light variation curves depending on the first polarization unit, and at least one point where the illumination value depending on the second illuminometer crosses the detection light variation curve depending on the second polarization unit, wherein the phase angle is commonly positioned at an n+1 th pose detection time and compares the detected phase angle with the phase angle detected at an n th pose detection time to generate rotational information of the movable body.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the interpretation unit calculates a reference transmission axis difference value between a reference polarization unit provided in the polarized light source and the first polarization unit based on the illumination values.

3. The device of claim 2 , wherein the interpretation unit detects a viewing direction of the movable body based on the reference transmission axis difference value when a reference transmission axis of the reference polarization unit positioned to coincide with a predetermined direction.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein when a plurality of phase angles is detected at the n+1 th pose detection time, a phase angle having a phase difference of 180 degrees or less from the phase angle detected at the n th pose detection time is selected.

5. A location based supplemental service system of a movable body, the system comprising:

a pose detection device generating pose information of the movable body;

an indoor localization system specifying a geographical location of the movable body in an indoor space; and

a guide system providing the pose information and predetermined location based information which coincides with the specified geographic location to the movable body,

wherein the pose detection device includes:

a first polarization unit and a second polarization unit positioned to have transmission axis difference values different from each other, wherein the first polarization unit and the second polarization unit receiving light emitted from a polarized light source located beyond and apart from the first polarization unit and the second polarization unit;

a first illuminometer installed below the first polarization unit and a second illuminometer installed below the second polarization unit, and

an interpretation unit generating pose information of the movable body based on detected light variation curves for the first polarization unit and the second polarization unit and illumination values measured by the first illuminometer and the second illuminometer;

wherein the interpretation unit detects a phase angle at which at least one point where the illumination value depending on the first illuminometer crosses the detected light variation curves depending on the first polarization unit, and at least one point where the illumination value depending on the second illuminometer crosses the detection light variation curve depending on the second polarization unit, wherein the phase angle is commonly positioned at an n+1 th pose detection time and compares the detected phase angle with the phase angle detected at an n th pose detection time to generate rotational information of the movable body.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the interpretation unit calculates a reference transmission axis difference value between a reference polarization unit provided in the polarized light source and the first polarization unit based on the illumination values.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the interpretation unit detects a viewing direction of the movable body based on the reference transmission axis difference value when a reference transmission axis of the reference polarization unit positioned to coincide with a predetermined direction.

8. The system of claim 5 , wherein when a plurality of phase angles is detected at the n+1 th pose detection time, a phase angle having a phase difference of 180 degrees or less from the phase angle detected at the n th pose detection time is selected.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 8, 2019
From: POLARIANT, INC.
To: SOCAR, INC.
Reel/Frame 050649/0712 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 7, 2018
From: JANG, HYOUK; JEON, HYEON GI; CHOI, YOUNGJAE
To: POLARIANT, INC.
Reel/Frame 047707/0529 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2014-0079934 · Jun 27, 2014 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part PCTKR2015006528 · Jun 26, 2015
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