Abstract: The invention concerns a method for monitoring a surrounding area (6) of a vehicle-trailer combination (1) formed by a motor vehicle (2) and a trailer (3), with which at least one radar sensor (7) is disposed on a rear area (8) at the trailer (3) for acquiring radar sensor data from the surrounding area (6) behind the trailer (3) and the acquired radar sensor data are transmitted to a controller (10) of the motor vehicle (2). Moreover, the invention concerns a monitoring device (5), a driver assistance system and a vehicle-trailer combination (1).

Abstract: In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to a method for performing a parking operation of a motor vehicle into a transverse parking space by means of a parking assistance system of the motor vehicle. With the method of the present disclosure, environmental information related to an environment of the motor vehicle can be captured by one or more sensors. The transverse parking space further can be detected by a controller of the parking assistance system depending on the environmental information, and one or more control signals can be received at a steering system of the motor vehicle. Based upon the one or more control signals received at the steering system, the motor vehicle can be guided from a current position through an entry side of the transverse parking space into the transverse parking space.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for monitoring a surrounding area (6) of a vehicle-trailer combination (1) formed by a motor vehicle (2) and a trailer (3), with which at least one radar sensor (7) is disposed on a rear area (8) at the trailer (3) for acquiring radar sensor data from the surrounding area (6) behind the trailer (3) and the acquired radar sensor data are transmitted to a controller (10) of the motor vehicle (2). Moreover, the invention concerns a monitoring device (5), a driver assistance system and a vehicle-trailer combination (1).

Abstract: An optical object sensing device for a motor vehicle, having an emitter unit for emitting an emission light beam and having a receiver unit for receiving a reception light beam, and having an electronic evaluation device for detecting an object external to the vehicle in a vicinity of the motor vehicle as a function of the reception light beam. The emitter unit includes an emitter for generating the emission light beam, a controllable micromirror by which the emission light beam can be panned at least in a first panning direction, and an emission lens arranged behind the micromirror in the emission beam path, where at least along the first panning direction, the emission lens is configured as a concave-convex lens with a concavely curved surface, which faces towards the micromirror, and with a convexly curved surface.

Abstract: An imaging device and method for producing an image of a vehicle surroundings of a vehicle with at least one camera includes recording a first partial image in a first position or alignment of the camera and recording at least a second partial image in at least a second position or alignment of the camera, each partial image corresponding to the entire coverage area of the camera. The first partial image and the second partial image are assembled to form the image of the vehicle surroundings such that the image shows a larger area than each partial image. The imaging device includes the camera and an image synthesis device with which the first partial image and the second partial image can be assembled to form the image.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for performing a parking operation of a motor vehicle (1) into a transverse parking space (14) by means of a parking assistance system (2) of the motor vehicle (1), wherein environmental information to an environment (9) of the motor vehicle (1) is captured by a sensor device (4) of the parking assistance system (2) and the transverse parking space (14) is detected depending on the environmental information by a control device (3) of the parking assistance system (2) and control signals (11) are delivered at least to a steering system (10) of the motor vehicle (1), by which the motor vehicle (1) is guided from a current position through an entry side (22) of the transverse parking space (14) into the transverse parking space (14), wherein a rear boundary (17) is detected by the parking assistance system (2) based on the environmental information, which bounds the transverse parking space (14) on a rear side (16) opposing the entry side (22) in parking space longitudinal direc

Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for displaying objects in the surroundings of a vehicle having a sensor arrangement, in order to sense objects in the surroundings of the vehicle and to determine the position thereof relative to the vehicle, wherein the sensor arrangement covers, with its detection range, only a partial area of the surroundings of the vehicle; in order to improve the assistance provided to the driver during parking processes and the processes of removing a vehicle from a parking space, the processing device is designed to determine the area of the surroundings of the vehicle for which no object information is yet available, since said area has not yet been passed over by the detection range of the sensor arrangement, and the display device is designed to display the extent of this area.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for executing an at least semi-autonomous parking process of a vehicle (13) by means of a parking assistance system (15), in which ambient conditions of the vehicle (13) are sensed as it travels past a potential parking space (3), and a parking path is determined as a function of the ambient conditions and of the parking space (3), wherein the ambient conditions comprise at least one obstacle (18, 18?, 18?) which is external to the parking space and does not directly bound the parking space (3) and is detected as near to the vehicle and is taken into account in the determination of the parking path (3), wherein the parking process is executed in a plurality of maneuvers (26, 27, 29; 34, 38, 39), and at least one maneuver (26, 27, 29; 34, 38, 39) which is executed with an autonomous steering intervention is determined in terms of its profile as a function of the obstacle (18, 18?, 18?). The invention also relates to a parking assistance system (15) for a vehicle (13).

Abstract: An optical object sensing device for a motor vehicle, having an emitter unit for emitting an emission light beam and having a receiver unit for receiving a reception light beam, and having an electronic evaluation device for detecting an object external to the vehicle in a vicinity of the motor vehicle as a function of the reception light beam. The emitter unit includes an emitter for generating the emission light beam, a controllable micromirror by which the emission light beam can be panned at least in a first panning direction, and an emission lens arranged behind the micromirror in the emission beam path, where at least along the first panning direction, the emission lens is configured as a concave-convex lens with a concavely curved surface, which faces towards the micromirror, and with a convexly curved surface.

Abstract: An imaging device and method for producing an image of a vehicle surroundings of a vehicle with at least one camera includes recording a first partial image in a first position or alignment of the camera and recording at least a second partial image in at least a second position or alignment of the camera, each partial image corresponding to the entire coverage area of the camera. The first partial image and the second partial image are assembled to form the image of the vehicle surroundings such that the image shows a larger area than each partial image. The imaging device includes the camera and an image synthesis device with which the first partial image and the second partial image can be assembled to form the image.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for executing an at least semi-autonomous parking process of a vehicle (13) by means of a parking assistance system (15), in which ambient conditions of the vehicle (13) are sensed as it travels past a potential parking space (3), and a parking path is determined as a function of the ambient conditions and of the parking space (3), wherein the ambient conditions comprise at least one obstacle (18, 18?, 18?) which is external to the parking space and does not directly bound the parking space (3) and is detected as near to the vehicle and is taken into account in the determination of the parking path (3), wherein the parking process is executed in a plurality of manoeuvres (26, 27, 29; 34, 38, 39), and at least one manoeuvre (26, 27, 29; 34, 38, 39) which is executed with an autonomous steering intervention is determined in terms of its profile as a function of the obstacle (18, 18?, 18?). The invention also relates to a parking assistance system (15) for a vehicle (13).

Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for displaying objects in the surroundings of a vehicle having a sensor arrangement (10), in order to sense objects in the surroundings of the vehicle and to determine the position thereof relative to the vehicle (1), wherein the sensor arrangement (10) covers, with its detection range (10), only a partial area of the surroundings of the vehicle. In order to improve the assistance provided to the driver during parking processes and the processes of removing a vehicle from a parking space, the processing device is designed to determine the area (E) of the surroundings of the vehicle for which no object information is yet available, since said area (E) has not yet been passed over by the detection range (D) of the sensor arrangement (10), and the display device (20) is designed to display the extent of this area (E).