METHOD OF ANALYZING THE SURROUNDINGS OF A VEHICLE
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1. A method of analyzing the surroundings of a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- gathering data regarding one or more objects in the vicinity of the vehicle;
analyzing the data to determine regions of empty space around the vehicle;
creating one or more signatures by creating one or more primitives describing at least some of the regions of empty space; and
storing the signatures for later retrieval.
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Abstract
A method of analysing the surroundings of a vehicle, comprising the steps of: gathering data regarding objects in the vicinity of the vehicle; analysing the data to determine regions of empty space around the vehicle; creating one or more signatures representing at least some of the regions of empty space; and storing the signatures for later retrieval.
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1. A method of analyzing the surroundings of a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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gathering data regarding one or more objects in the vicinity of the vehicle; analyzing the data to determine regions of empty space around the vehicle; creating one or more signatures by creating one or more primitives describing at least some of the regions of empty space; and storing the signatures for later retrieval. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A vehicle comprising:
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an object detection arrangement; a positioning arrangement; a processing arrangement operable to carry out the steps of gathering data regarding one or more objects in the vicinity of the vehicle; analyzing the data to determine regions of empty space around the vehicle; creating one or more signatures by creating one or more primitives describing at least some of the regions of empty space; storing the signatures for later retrieval, and a memory to store the signatures. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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