Object tracking prior to and during a collision

US10427677B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Sybille Eisele · Hessigheim, DE
• Ulf Wilhelm · Rutesheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 8, 2016
• Grant date: Oct 1, 2019
• Expiry date: Apr 19, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60W2554/00
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A method includes steps of detecting an object in an environment of a motor vehicle; in a first phase, tracking the object with respect to the motor vehicle with the aid of a first movement model of the motor vehicle; detecting a collision of the motor vehicle with an obstacle; and in a second phase, tracking the object with respect to the motor vehicle with the aid of a second movement model of the motor vehicle.