Abstract: The disclosure relates to a driver assistance system for a vehicle. The driver assistance system has an operating mode detection unit and a signaling unit. The operating mode detection unit is configured to detect whether autonomous operation of the vehicle is possible for a road section and, in case autonomous operation of the vehicle is not possible, to generate a signal and/or message taking into account stored route use data and send it to the signaling unit. The signaling unit is configured to receive the signal and to generate signaling for the driver.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for trajectory planning of a driver assistance system, particularly an assistance system for longitudinal and/or transverse control, in which a trajectory (T1, T3-T7) having a total duration (te) which can be set is determined and the trajectory (T3, T5, T7) is divided into segments, wherein each segment has a variable segment duration (?t1, ?t2, ?t3) and the total of the segment durations (?t1, ?t2, ?t3) corresponds to the set total duration (te) of the trajectory (T3, T5, T7).

Abstract: A method for identifying adversarial attacks on an image based detection system for automated driving includes providing a reference signal and a potentially manipulated signal. The method also includes calculating a plurality of metrics which quantify differences between the signals in different ways. The method further includes creating a multi-dimensional feature space based on the calculated metrics and classifying the type of attack based on the calculated metrics. The class of the adversarial attack may then be output.

Abstract: The exemplary embodiments relate to a parking assistance system for a vehicle, designed to present surroundings of the vehicle. The parking assistance system can include at least one camera designed to record at least one image. The parking assistance system may use a grid structure to present the surroundings of the vehicle for a user. Additionally, the parking assistance system may have an image evaluation unit designed to determine the relative position and the orientation of another vehicle depicted in the image. Additionally, the image evaluation unit may be designed to adapt a grid structure on the basis of the determined orientation of the other vehicle, with the image being projected onto the adapted grid structure.

Abstract: A method for processing images is described, wherein a scenery is recorded as at least one raw image by at least one optical capture means mounted on a vehicle, and wherein image data of the scenery are mapped incompletely and/or erroneously in the subsequently rendered render image in at least one area. In order to provide a user of one or more cameras on a motor vehicle, that have visibility restrictions with a more agreeable visual experience, the method includes identifying the area(s) of incomplete and/or erroneous mapping in the render image on the basis of existing visibility restrictions, generating masks that enclose the area(s) of incomplete and/or erroneous mapping as masked areas, reconstructing image data in unmasked areas of the render image by means of digital inpainting and synthesizing together with the masked areas to produce a correction image, and displaying the completed and/or debugged correction image.

Abstract: An example embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for monitoring the position of a connection cable of a trailer, having the steps of: capturing a region which lies behind a motor vehicle using a camera, processing the captured image data using an analysis unit, detecting the connection cable, and determining the position of the connection cable, comparing the captured position of the connection cable with a secure position of the connection cable, and outputting a warning signal if the captured position of the connection cable deviates from the secure position. Another example embodiment additionally relates to a camera system and to a motor vehicle including a camera system.

Abstract: A method for creating a road model for a driver assistance system of an ego vehicle includes recording the surroundings of the ego vehicle with at least one environment detection sensor. The method also includes detecting static and/or dynamic objects and creating a grid map having a plurality of grid cells. Static objects are entered into the grid map as occupied grid cells. The method also includes tracking the static objects and/or the dynamic objects. Information regarding a road profile is deduced based on the detections entered in the grid map and the tracked objects. A road model with the deduced information is created. The road model is provided to at least one driver assistance system.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for determining a visibility using a sensor unit, in particular a lidar sensor, including having the sensor unit emit a transmission signal, capturing a received signal backscattered by an object, determining the distance from the object using the received signal, and determining the visibility on the basis of the ascertained distance from the object and/or the strength of the received signal.

Abstract: The example embodiment(s) relates to a method for monitoring the position of a jockey wheel of a trailer, including sensing a region lying behind a motor vehicle by means of a camera, processing the sensed image data by means of an evaluation unit and identifying the jockey wheel, and determining the position of the jockey wheel, comparing the sensed position of the jockey wheel with a secured position of the jockey wheel, and outputting a warning signal if the sensed position of the jockey wheel deviates from the secured position. The example embodiment(s) further relates to a camera system and to a motor vehicle including a camera system according to the example embodiment(s).

Abstract: A motor control apparatus for a three-phase brushless DC motor. The motor control apparatus comprises a power converter which has, for each phase of the brushless DC motor, an electrical half-bridge having two electronic switches, and an application-specific integrated circuit for actuating the electronic switches of the power converter. The application-specific integrated circuit can be controlled by a programmable control unit in a normal mode, has a first interface for receiving an error signal signaling a malfunction and is designed to change the power converter to a defined final operating state independently of the programmable control unit after receiving the error signal.

Abstract: A method for acquiring information in the spatial environment of a vehicle, comprising: providing at least two radar sensors arranged at different positions at the vehicle; transmitting radar signals by the radar sensors, the radar signals being assigned to the radar sensors; receiving reflected components of the radar signals assigned to the radar sensors at the respective radar sensors and further processing these reflected components of the radar signals as reception information; assigning time information to the reception information obtained from the respective radar sensors, the time information forming a time reference for the reception information; assigning location information to the reception information obtained from the respective radar sensors, the location information forming a location reference for the reception information; and processing the reception information obtained from the at least two radar sensors into common environment information by taking into account the time information and

Abstract: The invention relates to a driver assistance system for a motor vehicle, comprising an environment camera for generating image data, which represent the environment of the motor vehicle, and comprising a control and evaluation unit, wherein the control and evaluation unit is designed to evaluate the image data and detect objects in such a way that partially transparent regions are detected in the case of primary objects, in particular primary vehicles, in the environment of the motor vehicle.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for operating a controller as a bus participant in a bus network, wherein the controller comprises a microcontroller comprising a processor unit and a bus controller cell, and the processor unit is stopped for a sleep mode. If the processor unit is stopped, the bus controller cell receives bus messages from the bus network, the bus controller cell stores at least some of the received bus messages in a memory, the processor unit is activated at predetermined times and checks whether the memory contains a wake-up message for the controller, and, in this case, the controller changes from the sleep mode to a wake mode, and otherwise the processor unit is stopped again.

Abstract: A camera device and a method are for optimally capturing a region surrounding a vehicle. The camera device includes an optronic unit and an image capturing control unit which are configured to acquire an image sequence of the surrounding region. The optronic unit includes a wide-angle lens and a high-resolution image acquisition sensor. The optronic unit and the image capturing control unit are configured to use at least two different exposure modes of the image acquisition sensor in combination with at least two different binning modes during the acquisition of the image sequence.

Abstract: In a method of producing images of a stored three-dimensional model of the surroundings of a vehicle, the images are corrected for perspective. A camera picture is produced by a camera device of the vehicle, and is projected onto a projection surface in the surroundings model. A region relevant for driving is marked in the surroundings model and is projected onto a corresponding projection surface area of the projection surface. An image of the projection surface including the driving-relevant region projected onto the projection surface area is produced and output by a virtual camera that can move freely in the surroundings model.

Abstract: A stereo camera system for a driver assistance system includes a first camera having a first aperture angle and a second camera having a second aperture angle, wherein the first camera produces a wide-angle camera image, the second camera produces a telephoto camera image, and the two camera images have an area of overlap. The first camera is a rolling shutter camera and the second camera is a global shutter camera. The two cameras' shutters are synchronized with one another in particular manners.

Abstract: A method for the three-dimensional graphic or pictorial reconstruction of a vehicle begins with capturing an image of at least one vehicle with a camera. A first rectangular border of the entire vehicle is captured in the image, to obtain a first rectangle. A second rectangular border of one side of a vehicle is captured in the image, to obtain a second rectangle, and it is determined whether the first and second rectangles are borders which relate to the same vehicle. If so, then it is determined whether a side orientation of the vehicle can be assigned from the two rectangles and, if so, the side orientation is determined. Finally, a three-dimensional reconstruction of the vehicle is performed from the first rectangle, the second rectangle and the side orientation.

Abstract: A flexible conductor track (10) for connecting electronic modules, includes conductor track structures (12), two connecting regions (14, 16) for electrically connecting the conductor track structures (12) to corresponding conductor tracks of electronic modules, and at least one long slit (18, 20) in a region (11) in the conductor track (10) located between the two connecting regions. At least one of the connecting regions is designed to be connected to a corresponding connecting region of an electronic module by anisotropic conductive film adhesive (ACFA) bonding.

Abstract: A sensor dome arrangement has a sensor dome and a housing wall, which is particularly a transmission wall. The sensor dome includes a sensor, dome contacts which are electrically connected to the sensor, and a dome housing. The dome housing has a first dome housing section in which the sensor is arranged, and a second dome housing section on or in which the dome contacts are arranged. A through-opening is made in the housing wall, and the sensor dome is attached to the housing wall such that at least one outer surface of the first dome housing section faces a first chamber which is adjacent to the sensor dome and an inner side of the housing wall, and such that the dome contacts face a second chamber which is adjacent to the sensor dome and an outer side of the housing wall.

Abstract: A method and a device are for identifying objects from camera images, e.g. for vehicle driver assistance systems. The method involves: capturing a series of camera images, determining a plurality of planes in space by associating adjacent corresponding features in at least two consecutive camera images with a given one of the planes, determining a relative translation vector of a plane, and identifying dynamic objects in the camera images based on the relative translation vector of an associated plane.