Method and device for operating a sensor system

• US 20100007476A1
• Filed: 06/14/2005
• Published: 01/14/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Klotz, Albrecht, Sparbert, Jan
• Granted Patent: US 8,193,920 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/425.500
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 13/867 Combination of radar systems with cameras
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 13/931 of land vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 2013/932 using own vehicle data, e.g. ground speed, steering wheel direction
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 2013/9321 Velocity regulation, e.g. cruise control
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 2013/9322 using additional data, e.g. driver condition, road state or weather data
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 2013/93271 in the front of the vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/58 Recognition of moving objects or obstacles, e.g. vehicles or pedestrians; Recognition of traffic objects, e.g. traffic signs, traffic lights or roads

Abstract

A method and a device for operating a sensor system are described, a processing unit being connected to at least one sensor of the sensor system via communication connections and the processing unit transmitting data, which represent the at least one sensing range and/or detection area of the sensor, and/or control data to control the mode of the sensor, to at least one of the sensors.

Claims

1-9. -9. (canceled)

10. A method for operating a sensor system, comprising:

causing a processing unit to receive data from at least one of the sensors and transmit data to at least one of the sensors via at least one communication connection, wherein the processing unit transmits data, representing at least one sensing range and/or detection area of the sensor, and/or control data to control the mode of the sensor, to at least one of the sensors of the sensor system.

11. The method as recited in claim 10, wherein the sensor data transmitted to the processing unit represent data for characterizing a detected object.

12. The method as recited in claim 10, wherein the data transmitted by the processing unit to the sensor represent the size and/or orientation of the sensing range of the sensor and/or at least one preferred detection area inside the sensing range.

13. The method as recited in claim 10, wherein the detection areas are characterized at least by their center point.

14. The method as recited in claim 10, wherein identification numbers and/or prioritization data are transmitted with the data of the detection area.

15. The method as recited in claim 10, wherein the processing unit receives information relating to the operating state of the vehicle and transmits control data to at least one sensor, the control data adapting the sensor to the operating situation of the vehicle.

16. The method as recited in claim 15, wherein the information obtained represents the expected lane marking and/or the road type.