Method for identifying and classifying objects, and motor vehicle

US12339354B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg

Inventors

• Christopher Trenkle · Bamberg, DE
• Carsten Topf · Schonungen, DE
• Julian Adametz · Nuremberg, DE
• Benjamin Grünewald · Knetzgau, DE
• Wolfgang Uebel · Weitramsdorf, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 9, 2021
• Grant date: Jun 24, 2025
• Expiry date: Oct 5, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01S2013/93274
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method for identifying and classifying objects in the surroundings of a motor vehicle, which method uses merely a single sensor for object detection. The method is characterized in that this single sensor moves in space while the object is being detected. In this case, during the measurement, the single sensor would act to a certain extent like a second sensor. The echo signals, reflected by the object, of different measurement cycles can be used to determine the differential speed, distance and angle. The method provides the possibility of being able to classify, by means of a single sensor, objects and items in the surroundings of a motor vehicle in terms of their size.