Vehicular navigation based on site specific sensor quality data

[0016] In accordance with one embodiment, FIG. 1 shows a system 11 for determining a location of a vehicle based on site specific sensor quality data. The system 11 comprises a location-sensing system 10 coupled to a vehicular controller 44. A path planning module 42 may provide a path plan or other navigation-related input data to the vehicular controller 44. The obstacle detection system 52 may provide navigation-related input on stationary or moving objects within a work area (e.g., to avoid collisions with such objects). In turn, the vehicular controller 44 may communicate with (e.g., issue control data or signals to) one or more of the following: a steering system 46, a braking system 48, and a propulsion system 50.

[0017] In one embodiment, the location sensing system 10 comprises a location-determining receiver 12, an optical location determining system 14, and a dead-reckoning system 16 that are coupled to a quality estimation module 20. The location determining receiver 12, th