Patent ID: 6535814
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
A navigation system, comprising a map storage containing map information; a mute suggesting device which with consideration of the map information from said map storage provides route suggestions; and a device which produces an image of an environment of a navigation system, so that said mute suggesting device also considers the image of the environment of the navigation system produced by said image producing device, wherein said image producing device operates so as to recognize an image of objects in the environment of the navigation system, said route suggesting device considering the image of the objects and the environment of the navigation system, wherein said route suggesting device is formed so that it compares the recognized objects with the map information to the objects, and further comprising means for evaluating the image and performing a self calibration of navigation components or compensation of inaccuracies of the navigation components, and wherein further navigation components are provided, said further navigation components including components selected from the group consisting of movement sensors and a positioning system.