Abstract: A LIDAR system. The LIDAR system includes a light transmitting unit and a light receiving unit. A beam path is formed between the light transmitting unit and the light receiving unit of the LIDAR system, in order to optically scan surroundings of the LIDAR system during the operation of the LIDAR system. The LIDAR system is configured to recognize a contamination of the beam path, based on LIDAR measured data, which have been obtained during the optical scanning of the surroundings. A method for recognizing a contamination of a beam path of a LIDAR system is described, including recognizing the contamination by the LIDAR system based on LIDAR measured data, which have been obtained during an optical scanning of surroundings of the LIDAR system.

Abstract: A method for detecting a defocusing of a LIDAR sensor. The method includes: emitting primary light as a laser line into a field of view of the LIDAR sensor using a laser emitter unit of a transmitting unit of the LIDAR sensor for scanning the field of view; receiving, using a matrix-shaped detector unit of a receiving unit, secondary light reflected and/or scattered by an object in the field of view, wherein the detector unit has a first reception area and a second reception area different from the first reception area; determining, using evaluation unit, a distance between the LIDAR sensor and an object in the field of view of the LIDAR sensor based on secondary light received in the first reception area, and ascertaining, by means of an evaluation unit, information about an extent of the defocusing based on the secondary light received in the second reception area.

Abstract: A method for detecting a defocusing of a LIDAR sensor. The method includes: emitting primary light as a laser line into a field of view of the LIDAR sensor using a laser emitter unit of a transmitting unit of the LIDAR sensor for scanning the field of view; receiving, using a matrix-shaped detector unit of a receiving unit, secondary light reflected and/or scattered by an object in the field of view, wherein the detector unit has a first reception area and a second reception area different from the first reception area; determining, using evaluation unit, a distance between the LIDAR sensor and an object in the field of view of the LIDAR sensor based on secondary light received in the first reception area, and ascertaining, by means of an evaluation unit, information about an extent of the defocusing based on the secondary light received in the second reception area.

Abstract: A method for detecting defocusing of a LiDAR sensor. The method includes: emitting primary light as a laser line into a field of view of the LiDAR sensor to scan the field of view; receiving secondary light reflected and/or scattered in the field of view by an object using a matrix-shaped detector unit, the detector unit including a first receiving area and a second receiving area which differs from the first receiving area; determining a distance between the LiDAR sensor and an object based on secondary light received in the first receiving area; and ascertaining information about an extent of defocusing based on secondary light received in the second receiving area. The first receiving area is determined by calibrating the matrix-shaped detector unit. The first receiving area and the second receiving area are activated separately from one another to receive secondary light.

Abstract: A LIDAR system. The LIDAR system includes a light transmitting unit and a light receiving unit. A beam path is formed between the light transmitting unit and the light receiving unit of the LIDAR system, in order to optically scan surroundings of the LIDAR system during the operation of the LIDAR system. The LIDAR system is configured to recognize a contamination of the beam path, based on LIDAR measured data, which have been obtained during the optical scanning of the surroundings. A method for recognizing a contamination of a beam path of a LIDAR system is described, including recognizing the contamination by the LIDAR system based on LIDAR measured data, which have been obtained during an optical scanning of surroundings of the LIDAR system.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for controlling a steering system of a vehicle (100). The steering system comprises individually controllable wheel torque actuators (103, 105) on a respective left (104) and right (106) steerable wheel of the vehicle, wherein the wheel torque actuators (103, 105) are controlled during a turning maneuver of the vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for controlling a steering system of a vehicle (100).