IP Library Granted Patent US 11,169,535
Granted Patent B2
US 11,169,535 · App. 16/415,031 · Granted Nov 9, 2021

Vehicle and method of locationing the same

Inventors: Hyun-Woo Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Bong Ju Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Jong-Yoon Yee (Seoul, KR); SungYun Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Motors Corporation; Hyundai Autoever Corp.
G05D1/0268G05D1/0055G05D1/0088G05D1/0278G07C5/08
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Patent No.
US 11,169,535
App. No.
16/415,031
Granted
Nov 9, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a vehicle and a method of controlling the same, for keeping safe autonomous travel by calculating and using an estimated location on the basis of another vehicle information in case of occurrence of an error in estimating the location of a vehicle due to a sensor fault during autonomous driving. The method includes steps of: obtaining internal location data from an inside source of the vehicle and calculating an internal absolute location of the vehicle based on the internal location data for determining a location of the vehicle; obtaining external location data from an outside source of the vehicle and calculating an external absolute location of the vehicle based on the external location data for determining a location of the vehicle; and selecting at least one of the internal absolute location and the external absolute location as a current location of the vehicle.

Claims (26)

1. A method of controlling a vehicle, the method comprising steps of:

obtaining internal location data from detection result of at least one device installed in the vehicle and calculating an internal absolute location of the vehicle based on the internal location data for determining a location of the vehicle;

obtaining external location data from at least one outside source and calculating an external absolute location of the vehicle based on the external location data for determining a location of the vehicle; and

selecting at least one of the internal absolute location and the external absolute location as a current location of the vehicle based on an error between the internal absolute location and the external absolute location.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the internal location data is obtained using at least one of a camera, a radar, or a lidar that are installed in the vehicle, or map information.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the external location data is obtained using at least one other vehicle positioned at a surrounding of the vehicle.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising a step of comparing the error between the internal absolute location and the external absolute location with a predetermined threshold value.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the step of selecting includes selecting the internal absolute location as the current location of the vehicle when the error between the internal absolute location and the external absolute location is smaller than the predetermined threshold value.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the step of selecting includes selecting the external absolute location as the current location of the vehicle when the error between the internal absolute location and the external absolute location is equal to or larger than the predetermined threshold value.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising a step of moving the vehicle to a safe zone and stopping the vehicle when the error between the internal absolute location and the external absolute location is equal to or larger than the predetermined threshold value.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising a step of controlling the vehicle according to one selected between the internal absolute location and the external absolute location.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising a step of performing an autonomous driving of the vehicle according to the one selected between the internal absolute location and the external absolute location.

10. The method of clam 8 , wherein the step of controlling the vehicle includes correcting the internal absolute location by referring to the external absolute location.

11. A controller for a vehicle, the controller configured to:

obtain internal location data from detection result of at least one device installed in the vehicle and calculate an internal absolute location of the vehicle based on the internal location data for determining a location of the vehicle;

obtain external location data from at least one outside source and calculate an external absolute location of the vehicle based on the external location data for determining a location of the vehicle; and

select at least one of the internal absolute location and the external absolute location as a current location of the vehicle based on an error between the internal absolute location and the external absolute location.

12. The vehicle of claim 11 , wherein the internal location data is obtained using at least one of a camera, a radar, or a lidar that are installed in the vehicle, or map information.

13. The vehicle of claim 11 , wherein the external location data is obtained using at least one other vehicle positioned at a surrounding of the vehicle.

14. The vehicle of claim 11 , wherein the controller compares the error between the internal absolute location and the external absolute location with a predetermined threshold value.

15. The vehicle of claim 14 , wherein the controller selects the internal absolute location as the current location of the vehicle when the error between the internal absolute location and the external absolute location is smaller than the predetermined threshold value.

16. The vehicle of claim 14 , wherein the controller selects the external absolute location as the current location of the vehicle when the error between the internal absolute location and the external absolute location is equal to or larger than the predetermined threshold value.

17. The vehicle of claim 16 , wherein the vehicle is controlled to move to a safe zone and stopping the vehicle when the error between the internal absolute location and the external absolute location is equal to or larger than the predetermined threshold value.

18. The vehicle of claim 11 , wherein the vehicle is controlled according to one selected between the internal absolute location and the external absolute location.

19. The vehicle of claim 18 , wherein the vehicle is controlled by an autonomous driving according to the one selected between the internal absolute location and the external absolute location.

20. The vehicle of claim 18 , wherein the vehicle is controlled by correcting the internal absolute location by referring to the external absolute location.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 17, 2021
From: HYUNDAI AUTRON CO., LTD.
To: HYUNDAI AUTOEVER CORP.
Reel/Frame 057205/0531 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 17, 2019
From: KIM, HYUN-WOO; KIM, BONG JU; LEE, JONG-YOON; KIM, SUNGYUN
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA MOTORS CORPORATION; HYUNDAI AUTRON CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 049213/0490 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0171755 · Dec 28, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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