Method for operating a higher-level automated vehicle (HAV), in particular a highly automated vehicle

US11934197B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Ali Alawieh · Charleston, US
• Carsten Hasberg · Ilsfeld, DE
• Danny Hiendriana · Ludwigsburg, DE
• Fabian Dominik Reister · Bad Liebenzell, DE
• Jan-Hendrik Pauls · Im Loh, DE
• Muhammad Sheraz Khan · Heilbronn, DE
• Philipp Rasp · Wannweil, DE
• Valentin Frommherz · Heilbronn, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 4, 2018
• Grant date: Mar 19, 2024
• Expiry date: Jan 12, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G08G1/0129
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method for operating a higher-level automated vehicle (HAV), in particular a highly automated vehicle, is provided, including: S1 for providing a digital map, which may be a highly accurate digital map, in a driver assistance system of the HAV; S2 for determining an instantaneous vehicle position and localizing the vehicle position in the digital map; S3 for providing an expected setpoint traffic density at the vehicle position; S4 for ascertaining an instantaneous actual traffic density in the surroundings of the HAV; S5 for comparing the actual traffic density to the setpoint traffic density and ascertaining a difference value as the result of the comparison; S6 for checking the vehicle position of the HAV for plausibility at least partially based on the difference value and/or S7 for updating the digital map at least partially based on the difference value. Also described are a corresponding driver assistance system and a computer program.