Patent ID: 9427867
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: B25J,G01C,G05D,Y10S

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus comprising: a plurality of data systems configured to generate a plurality of data streams in which the plurality of data streams includes a first data stream generated by a first data system of the plurality of data systems and a second data stream generated by a second data system of the plurality of data systems, wherein the first data stream includes a measurement of uncertainty for the first data stream as generated by the first data system, and wherein the second data stream does not include a measurement of uncertainty for the second data stream as generated by the second data system; a modifier configured to apply a predetermined probability distribution to the second data stream to form a modified data stream; and a pose estimator located onboard a mobile platform and configured to receive and fuse the first data stream and the modified data stream to generate a pose estimate with a desired level of accuracy for the mobile platform with respect to an environment around the mobile platform.