Systems and methods for use in aiding an inertial navigation system during a GNSS signal outage. An ultrasonic transceiver is positioned adjacent a wheel of a vehicle and reflections of the emitted signal are used to determine changes of direction and/or to determine a distance traveled by the vehicle. For changes of direction, the transceiver is adjacent to a front wheel such that left or right turns cause the wheel to interrupt a signal path from the transceiver to a reflector. For distance estimates, the transceiver is adjacent a back wheel of the vehicle. The ultrasonic signal is reflected off of solid sections of the wheel or passes through void sections of the wheel. The measurements obtained can be processed in various ways to estimate number of rotations of the wheel and, accordingly, the distance traveled by the vehicle.
SENSOR PLACEMENT AND METHODS FOR AIDING NAVIGATION DURING GNSS SIGNAL OUTAGE
2020-07-02
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 / G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen |
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