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Method for determining free spaces in the vicinity of a motor vehicle, in particular in the vicinity relevant to the vehicle operation

US8321066B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11Claims

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Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Jan Becker · Palo Alto, US
Michael Hoetter · Gehrden, DE
Thorsten Ike · Hannover, DE
Baerbel Grabe · Stadthagen, DE
Andreas Simon · Munich, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 28, 2009
Grant date	Nov 27, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 28, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG05D1/0246
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method and system for determining free spaces in the vicinity of a motor vehicle, in particular a vicinity relevant to the vehicle operation, is provided. A method and system for determining an evasion trajectory for a driver assistance system of the motor vehicle is provided in which information from at least one object detection sensor of the motor vehicle about at least one detected object is used while taking the characteristics of the physical measuring principle of the at least one object detection sensor into account. A method and system is provided in which it is taken into account that the at least one object detection sensor has the capability of directly detecting a plurality of objects by a single measurement.

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