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Method and apparatus for detecting surroundings, and vehicle with such an apparatus

US11443529B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13Claims

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Assignees

Daimler AG · DE
Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Manuel Schaefer · Berlin Township, US
Markus Gressmann · Hessenhöfe, DE
Helmuth Eggers · Ulm, DE
Philipp Lehner · Penna, DE
Martin Meinke · Amberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 9, 2019
Grant date	Sep 13, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 7, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04N23/73
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for detecting surroundings around a vehicle may include the step of periodically scanning the surroundings in a first detection region by a laser scanner. The method may also include detecting the surroundings in a second detection region by an optical camera. The first detection region and the second detection region may at least overlap each other. An optical sensor in the camera may be exposed at least twice within one period of the laser scanner. A first exposure time for a first exposure of the at least two exposures of the optical sensor may be chosen and synchronized with the laser scanner so that the first exposure occurs within a first time window, in which the laser scanner scans the first detection region.

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