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Vertical alignment of a lidar sensor

US8135513B2 · kind B2 · utility

22Cited by

4References

12Claims

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Assignee

CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH · DE

Inventors

Jochen Bauer · Gettorf, DE
Ludwig Ertl · Regensburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 27, 2007
Grant date	Mar 13, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 28, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01S17/931
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An analysis unit for a driver assistance system for a vehicle includes an input for receiving image information which is captured by a camera, a calculating device for using image information to calculate a variable which describes an angle of inclination of the vehicle, a determining device for using the variable to determine an output signal, wherein the output signal relates to a vertical orientation of electromagnetic radiation which is to be emitted by a transmitter unit, and an output for outputting the output signal. A driver assistance system, a computer program product and a method for operating a driver assistance system, are also provided.

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