This work is based on the results published by Hodoň, 2010a, where thorough analysis of all available localization techniques with their applicability to the vehicle positioning was performed. From the analysis made, the navigation by satellites was defined as the most suitable and promising technology for the purpose of the vehicle localization. Although, in last decades, the considerable impr...

With technological advancement, recent VANET applications such as safe driving and emergency rescue often demand high position accuracy. Unfortunately, however, conventional localization systems, e.g., GPS, hardly meet new accuracy requirements. To overcome this limitation, this paper proposes an RFID-assisted localization system. The proposed system employs the DGPS concept to improve GPS accu...

Mosaics have been commonly used as visual maps for undersea exploration and navigation. The position and .orientation of an underwater vehicle can be calculated by integrating the apparent motion of the images which form the mosaic. A feature-based mosaicking method is proposed in this paper. The creation of the mosaic is accomplished in four stages: feature selection and matching, detection of...

This paper describes the use of data from a Geographical Information System (GIS) as a priori knowledge to be exploited for reliable and consistent vehicle positioning. The line-of-sight approach taken by GPS creates location inaccuracies especially in urban areas, or leads to complete signal loss when underground, in tunnels, etc. Many attempts have been made to complement GPS with dead reckon...

This paper examines ground based (as opposed to satellite based) sensing methods for vehicle position fixing. Sensors are considered in various categories, motion measurement (odometry, inertial), artificial landmarks (laser positioning, millimetre wave radar), and local feature detection (sonar, machine vision). Particular emphasis is paid to technologies which have proven successful beyond th...

Sensor fusion techniques have been used for years to combine sensory data from disparate sources. This dissertation focuses on LIDAR, camera and inertial sensors based navigation and vehicle positioning techniques. First of all, a unique multi-planar LIDAR and computer vision calibration algorithm is proposed. This approach requires the camera and LIDAR to observe a planar pattern. Then the geo...

Abstract The availability of raw Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) measurements from Android smart devices gives new possibilities for precise positioning solutions, e.g., Precise Point Positioning (PPP). However, the accuracy PPP with currently is a few meters due to poor quality GNSS in kinematic scenario and urban environments, particularly when are placed inside vehicles. To promote...

This design provides an intelligent parking lot management system based on the Internet of Things and its method. The includes a license plate acquisition module, space information path generation server mobile terminal. method acquiring located space; Generate map; Obtain to be inquired, display from inquired location where is located, this nearest exit number vehicles queuing at each exit. ca...