Method for detecting whether a motor vehicle is located within a section of a roadway

US12090926B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA · DE

Inventors

• Christian HUESTER · Salzkotten, DE
• Boris Kubitza · Arnsberg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 2, 2022
• Grant date: Sep 17, 2024
• Expiry date: Nov 19, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60Q2400/50
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for detecting whether a motor vehicle is located within a section of a roadway, comprising the following steps: detecting roadway markings of a roadway on which the motor vehicle is located, detecting whether the motor vehicle is located within a section of the roadway, wherein the section is defined by section boundaries, and then outputting a warning if the motor vehicle is not located within the section, wherein the section boundaries are defined depending on a marking distance of the roadway markings from one another.