Determining arrangement information for a vehicle

US10773719B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT · DE

Inventors

• Toni Heidenreich · Minden, DE
• Jens Spehr · Wolfsburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 1, 2016
• Grant date: Sep 15, 2020
• Expiry date: Jul 24, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60W2552/53
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for determining arrangement information for a vehicle (10). The arrangement information comprises a position of the vehicle (10) and an orientation of the vehicle (10) with respect to a stationary coordinate system. In the method, a local driving lane arrangement in the surroundings of the vehicle (10) is detected with sensors (14) of the vehicle (10). A first driving lane arrangement is determined with respect to the stationary coordinate system in dependence on the local driving lane arrangement and a previously determined arrangement information item for the vehicle. A second driving lane arrangement is determined with respect to the stationary coordinate system in dependence on predefined map material. Similarity information is determined in dependence on a geometric similarity between the first driving lane arrangement and the second driving lane arrangement, and previously determined arrangement information for the vehicle (10) and d previously determined driving lane arrangement hypothesis are updated in dependence on the similarity information.