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Method for ascertaining a parking area of a street section

US10074277B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Philipp Mayer · Stuttgart, DE
Peter Christian Abeling · Hannover, DE
Thorben Schick · Hardegsen, DE
Carlos Cunha · Palo Alto, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 6, 2017
Grant date	Sep 11, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 6, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01S2015/937
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for ascertaining a parking area of at least one street section includes providing information indicating a usable width of the street section, the usable width representing a drivable width of the street section between spaces for parked vehicles at the two lateral sides of a driving vehicle; the driving vehicle driving the street section and ascertaining lateral distances from objects using an ascertainment device situated in the driving vehicle; comparing the ascertained lateral distances to the usable width; and ascertaining the parking area by way of the comparison.

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