Method and device for object detection
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Abstract
A method for object detection using vehicle-mounted sensors is provided, the sensing ranges of which sensors overlap at least partially. In this context, signals of at least two sensors having sensing ranges with essentially identical coverage, and additional signals of at least one additional sensor having a sensing range which only partially overlaps with the sensing ranges of the at least two sensors, are evaluated. An object is identified as relevant when it is detected by at least two of the sensors.
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8. A method for detecting an object using vehicle-mounted sensors, comprising:
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transmitting sensing signals from a first sensor and a second sensor, wherein the sensing signals of the first sensor and the second sensor have substantially coincident sensing ranges;
transmitting sensing signals from a third sensor, wherein the sensing signals of the third sensor have a sensing range that overlaps only partially with the sensing ranges of the sensing signals of the first sensor and the second sensor; and
determining a detected object as being relevant if the detected object is detected by at least two of the first sensor, the second sensor and the third sensor.
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9. A vehicle-mounted system for detecting an object, comprising:
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a first sensor and a second sensor positioned at one longitudinal end of a vehicle, the first sensor and the second sensor being in essentially a single plane; and
a third sensor positioned at the one longitudinal end of the vehicle, the third sensor having a sensing angle that is smaller than sensing angles of the first sensor and the second sensor;
wherein a detected object is determined as being relevant if the detected object is detected by at least two of the first sensor, the second sensor and the third sensor. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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