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Method and system for generating map information for emergency surfaces

US11176385B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH · DE

Inventors

Steen Kristensen · Lindenberg im Allgäu, DE
Henning Hamer · Munich, DE
Ralph Grewe · Frankfurt am Main, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 2, 2017
Grant date	Nov 16, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 14, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60W2556/50
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system for generating map information for one or more road sections of a digital road map comprises an interface for receiving data records for the one or more road sections. The data records describe properties of surfaces outside the immediate road area. The system further comprises a first module for evaluating the received data records in order to identify first surfaces outside the immediate road area that are able to be driven on by a vehicle after leaving the road and on which the vehicle can be brought to a standstill after leaving the road, a second module for generating a description of the first surfaces in a format suitable for digital road maps, and a third module for retrievably providing the description of the first surfaces in one or more formats suitable for digital road maps.

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