A method comprising receiving image data from at least one camera 110 of a vehicle, determining a geographic position 112 of the vehicle, determining based on the image and position data of the vehicle a location of an inductive loop (208, fig. 2) in a roadway (200) proximate to the vehicle, and storing data associated with the location of the inductive loop in a storage device within the vehicle. Further provided is an apparatus to carry out such a method. Also provided is a method comprising receiving information identifying a plurality of induction loops in the proximity of the vehicle, determining whether a current trajectory of the vehicle will activate a first inductive loop being approached by the vehicle, and if it will not, adjusting the vehicles trajectory to enable activation of the first inductive loop.
Inductive loop detection systems and methods
2017-10-18
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | G01C Messen von Entfernungen, Höhen, Neigungen oder Richtungen , MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS / B60W CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION , Gemeinsame Steuerung oder Regelung von Fahrzeug-Unteraggregaten verschiedenen Typs oder verschiedener Funktion / G06K Erkennen von Daten , RECOGNITION OF DATA |
SYSTEMS METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FOREIGN OBJECT DETECTION LOOP BASED ON INDUCTIVE THERMAL SENSING
European Patent Office | 2017
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