Abstract: The invention relates to a computing device (9) for a lidar sensor apparatus (2) for a motor vehicle (1), wherein the computing device (9) has a measurement data interface for receiving measurement data from the lidar sensor device and is configured to ascertain a distance (d) of the object (7) from the lidar sensor apparatus (2) using a time-of-flight measurement for the detected reflected light component (8) or using a phase difference measurement between the scanning light (5) and the detected reflected light component (8), wherein the computing device (9) has a data interface (10) and is configured to automatically utilize the time-of-flight measurement or the phase difference measurement for ascertaining the distance (d) in dependence on at least one driving situation parameter provided via the data interface (10) in order to improve a distance measurement that is to be performed by the lidar sensor apparatus (2).

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for confirming a perceived position of a traffic light, by obtaining identifiers and results of a first perception of traffic lights associated with the identifiers, the results of the first perception including a first estimation of an ellipse encompassing each of the traffic lights, receiving results of a second perception of traffic lights associated with the identifiers, the results of the second perception including a second estimation of an ellipse encompassing each of the traffic lights, calculating, based on the first perception and the second perception, association parameters for each possible pair of estimated ellipses, selecting, based on the calculated association parameters for each possible pair of estimated ellipses, matching pairs of estimated ellipses, and fusing each matching pair of estimated ellipses.

Abstract: A method for correcting a position of a vehicle when parking in a parking space. The method includes determining the position of the vehicle on the basis of odometry information, sensing ultrasonic signals from a linear object, carrying out a method for simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) on the basis of the linear object and the ultrasonic signals, and correcting the position of the vehicle A control device for a driving support system of a vehicle is also disclosed, which is designed to receive odometry information of the vehicle, to receive ultrasonic signals from at least one ultrasonic sensor of the driving support system, and to carry out the aforementioned method. A driving support system for a vehicle with an aforementioned control device and with at least one ultrasonic sensor is disclosed. The invention likewise relates to a vehicle with an aforementioned driving support system.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for providing an environment image (36) on the basis of a camera image (30) of a vehicle camera (14, 16, 18, 20) of a vehicle (10) for monitoring an environment (28) of the vehicle (10), the camera image (30) comprising a camera image area having a camera resolution, for further processing, in particular by means of a driving assistance system of the vehicle (10), the method comprising the steps of: ascertaining a position of the vehicle camera (14, 16, 18, 20) on the vehicle (10), capturing at least one current motion parameter (44) of the vehicle (10), determining a current focus area (32) within the camera image (30) on the basis of the position of the vehicle camera (14, 16, 18, 20) on the vehicle (10) and on the basis of the at least one current motion parameter (44), and transferring pixels of the camera image (30) into the environment image (36), pixels from the current focus area (32) being transferred, with a first resolution, into a first image area (40) of the envi

Abstract: Described is a camera device (3) for a motor vehicle (1), having: a camera (4) for recording an image, a computing unit (8) for executing a program sequence (12) for providing at least part of a driver assistance function (13, 14, 15) depending on the recorded image, a provisioning unit (11) for providing a temperature of the computing unit (8), and a control unit (10), which is configured to modify the program sequence (12) depending on the provided temperature, the computing unit (8) being configured to execute the modified program sequence (12?).

Abstract: Techniques are described for estimating intentions of pedestrians and other road users in vicinity of a vehicle. In certain embodiments, the techniques comprise obtaining, by a computer system of a vehicle equipped with one or more sensors, a sequence of video frames corresponding to a scene external to the vehicle, detecting one or more vulnerable road users (VRUs) in the sequence of video frames, wherein the detecting comprises estimating pose of each of the detected one or more VRUs. The techniques further include generating a segmentation map of the scene using one or more of the video frames; estimating one or more intention probabilities using estimated pose of the one or more VRUs and the segmentation map, each intention probability corresponding to one of the detected one or more VRUs, and adjusting one or more automated driving actions based on the estimated one or more intention probabilities.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining at least one piece of object information about at least one object sensed by means of a radar system and to a radar system. According to the method, transmission signals in the form of chirps are transmitted by at least three transmitters in each case in chirp sequences in a monitoring region of the radar system. Echoes of the transmission signals reflected at the at least one object are received as reception signals by means of at least one receiver and, if necessary, are brought into a form that can be used by an electronic control and/or evaluation device. The reception signals are subjected to at least one two-dimensional discrete Fourier transformation. At least one target signal (ZS1_a, ZS2_a, ZS3_a, ZS4_a, ZS1_b, ZS2_b, ZS3_b, ZS4_b) is determined from the outcome of the at least one two-dimensional discrete Fourier transformation.

Abstract: A method for operating a first vehicle (100) with a parking assistance system (110) is proposed, comprising: a) sensing an obstructing parked position (BP) of the first vehicle (100) by means of the parking assistance system (110), wherein the obstructing parked position (BP) is a parked position which adjoins a parking space (PP) occupied by a parked second vehicle (150), b) reception of a sensor signal, acquired by a sensor apparatus (120, 130) of the vehicle (100), by means of the parking assistance system (110), c) detecting a request to exit a parking space of the parked second vehicle (150) in accordance with the received sensor signal by means of the parking assistance system (110), and d) autonomously driving the first vehicle (100) from the obstructing parked position (BP) into a position which is different from the obstructing parked position (BP) in accordance with the detected request to exit a parking space by means of the parking assistance system (110).

Abstract: The invention relates to the ascertaining of the maximum range of a LIDAR sensor (2).

Abstract: The invention relates to a emitter device (8) for an optical detection apparatus (3) of a motor vehicle (1), which is designed to scan a surrounding region (4) of the motor vehicle (1) by means of a light beam (10), and which comprises a light source (13) for emitting the light beam (10) and a deflection unit (15), wherein the deflection unit (15) is designed to deflect the light beam (10) emitted onto the deflection unit (15) by the light source (13) at different scanning angles (?), wherein the deflection unit (15) comprises a freeform mirror (19). The freeform mirror (19) comprises at least two surface elements (20a, 20b) having different angles of inclination (21a, 21b) and is designed to reflect the light beam (10) in order to generate a predetermined setpoint field of view (16) of the emitter device (8) at predetermined setpoint values (??3, ??2, ??1, ?0, +?1, +?2, +?3) for the scanning angle (?), said setpoint values corresponding to the angles of inclination (21a, 21b).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining the current angle of lateral inclination (a) of a roadway by means of a vehicle, at least comprising the steps of: a) determining the current radius of curvature (K) of the roadway; b) measuring the current velocities v(1,2) of at least two different wheels of the vehicle, one of the wheels with the velocity v(1) lying closer to the current curve center point of the roadway; c) calculating the current radius of lateral inclination (Q) of the roadway using the current wheel velocity v(1), the wheel distance (d) and the difference between the wheel velocities measured in method step b); d) calculating the current angle of inclination (a) of the vehicle on the roadway using the quotient of the radius of curvature (K) determined in method step a) and the current radius of lateral inclination (Q) calculated in method step c).

Abstract: The invention relates to an optical acquisition device (3) for a motor vehicle (1), having a housing (8) of the optical acquisition device (3), in which a light source unit (10) of the optical acquisition device (3) is arranged, wherein light beams (6) can be emitted by means of the light source unit (10) through a housing part (9) of the housing (8) into surroundings (4) of the motor vehicle (1), wherein the optical acquisition device (3) comprises a checking unit (16), by means of which a functional state of the housing (8) is checkable, and if an actual functional state of the housing (8) deviating from a reference functional state of the housing (8) is detected, a control signal can be generated. The invention furthermore relates to a motor vehicle (1) and a method.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating an ultrasonic sensor (4) of a vehicle (1), in which a sound transducer element (11) of the ultrasonic sensor (4) is excited with a predetermined excitation signal, wherein the excitation signal has a predetermined current amplitude, an electrical test voltage (U) at the sound transducer element (11) resulting from the excitation signal is measured, and a diagnosis of the ultrasonic sensor (4) is carried out on the basis of the test voltage (U), wherein the ultrasonic sensor (4) is excited with the excitation signal in a measuring mode for the transmission of an ultrasonic signal, the electrical test voltage (U) is measured during the transmission, on the basis of the electrical test voltage (U) a reduced diagnosis is carried out, wherein the ultrasonic sensor (4) either continues to be operated in the measuring mode or is operated in a diagnostic mode for a complete diagnosis, depending on a result of the reduced diagnosis.

Abstract: The invention relates to a transmitting device (6) for an optical sensing device (5) of a motor vehicle (1), with at least one light source unit (32), with an optical device (17) that influences the beam shape of the light emitted by the at least one light source unit (32), wherein the light is transmitted into the surroundings (4) of the motor vehicle (1) by means of the transmitting device (6), wherein the transmitting device (6) comprises a housing (15) in which the light source unit (32) and the optical device (17) are arranged and as a result a pre-assembly module (16) is formed for installation on a printed circuit board (36) of the transmitting device (6).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for monitoring a surrounding area (6) of a motor vehicle (1), wherein measurement points of surfaces of objects (7) in the surrounding area (6) detected by at least two sensor devices (4, 5) of the motor vehicle (1) are received, and wherein first measurement points of a first surface area (13) detected by a first sensor device (4) are received and second measurement points of a second surface area (14) with no overlap with the first surface area (13) detected by a second sensor device (5) are received, the first and second measurement points are used to determine a relative position of the surface areas (13, 14) with respect to each other, it is determined whether the surface areas (13, 14) are to be assigned to a single object (7) based on the relative position and, if so, the surface areas (13, 14) are combined into a total surface area (12) of the object (7). The invention also concerns a sensor control unit (9), a driver assistance system (2) and a motor vehicle (1).

Abstract: A method for safe at least semi-autonomous driving operation of an ego vehicle in case of sun glare is disclosed. The method involves checking, by a computing system, whether one or more vehicle sensors of the ego vehicle are dazzled by sun glare, and if yes, detecting environmental information by a detection system of the ego vehicle. The method further involves subsequently checking, by a computing system, the environmental information for a presence of at least one dynamic object for intercepting the sun glare during driving operation of the ego vehicle, and if yes, checking, by a computing system, whether the ego vehicle can execute a driving manoeuvre in such a way that the at least one dynamic object intercepts the sun glare during driving operation of the ego vehicle. If yes, then the driving manoeuvre is executed.

Abstract: A method is described for the in particular optical capture of at least one object (18, 20) with at least one sensor apparatus (14) of a vehicle (10), a device (34) of a sensor apparatus (14), a sensor apparatus (14) and a driver assistance system (12) with at least one sensor apparatus (14). In the method, in particular optical transmitted signals (36) are transmitted into a monitoring region (16) with the at least one sensor apparatus (14) and transmitted signals (36) reflected from object points (40) of the at least one object (18, 20) are captured as received signals (38) with angular resolution with reference to a main monitoring direction (42) of the at least one sensor apparatus (14). A spatial distribution of the object points (40) of the at least one object (18, 20) relative to the at least one sensor apparatus (14) is determined from a relationship between the transmitted signals (36) and the received signals (38), and the at least one object (18, 20) is categorized as stationary or non-stationary.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for detecting a functional impairment of a laser scanner (2) of a motor vehicle (1), in which a laser beam (12) of the laser scanner (2) is transmitted through a protective screen (6) of the laser scanner (2) into a surrounding area (4) of the motor vehicle (1), wherein an echo (16) of the transmitted laser beam (12) at least partially reflected at the protective screen (6) is received by a reception unit (9) of the laser scanner (2) with an intensity value (19), and the functional impairment of the laser scanner (2) is detected if the intensity value (19) is different from a reference intensity value.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrical transmission device (10), in particular a coil spring arrangement (10), for a motor vehicle and to a motor vehicle, wherein the electrical transmission device (10) has a strip-type electrical transmission element (2), in particular a coil spring (2), which is designed and configured, in a functional installation state of the electrical transmission device (10) in a vehicle, to form an electrical connection, in particular a connection for signal and/or energy transmission, between a component (3A) arranged on the vehicle body side and/or an assembly (3) arranged on the vehicle body side, and a component (4A) arranged on the steering input side, in particular on the steering wheel side, and/or an assembly (4) arranged on the steering input side, wherein the electrical transmission device (10) furthermore has at least one electrical discharge apparatus (5) for discharging an electrostatic charge of the electrical transmission device (10) which is electrically connec

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for measurement by means of an ultrasonic sensor system in an interfering environment, for example in a magnetic field, for a vehicle, the method comprising the following method steps: emitting, by means of an ultrasonic sensor system, ultrasound with at least one frequency range (100); receiving, by means of an ultrasonic sensor system, an echo (200) produced by the ultrasound; outputting, by means of an ultrasonic sensor system, a signal corresponding to the echo to a control system (300); detecting, by means of a detection system, noise of the signal (400); determining, by means of the control system, whether there is interference in the at least one frequency range, on the basis of the noise of the signal (500); and, if interference is determined, emitting, by means of the ultrasonic sensor system, ultrasound with at least one frequency range (600) for which no interference is determined.