METHOD FOR OPERATING AT LEAST ONE SENSOR OF A VEHICLE AND VEHICLE HAVING AT LEAST ONE SENSOR

• US 20120101681A1
• Filed: 10/20/2011
• Published: 04/26/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Inventors: WAGNER, Nikolas
• Granted Patent: US 9,121,920 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/29.2
• CPC Class Codes: B60T 8/172 Determining control parameters used in the regulation, e.g. by calculations involving measured or detected parameters B60T8/17551 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 3/08 with provision for safeguarding the apparatus, e.g. against abnormal operation, against breakdown
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 13/931 of land vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 15/931 of land vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 17/931 of land vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 2013/9316 combined with communication equipment with other vehicles or with base stations
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 2013/9323 Alternative operation using light waves
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 2013/9324 Alternative operation using ultrasonic waves
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0072 Transmission between mobile stations, e.g. anti-collision systems
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/4026 Antenna boresight
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/403 in azimuth, i.e. in the horizontal plane
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/4091 during normal radar operation
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/4972 Alignment of sensor
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/52004 Means for monitoring or calibrating short-range imaging G01S7/5205

Abstract

A method is provided for operating a sensor of a vehicle. The sensor is configured to detect objects within a detection range and the method includes, but is not limited to detecting an object with the sensor. In addition, a position of the object is determined with data from the sensor. Furthermore, position data emitted by the object is received with a receiving apparatus of the vehicle and the position of the object is determined with the position data. Moreover, the position determined with the sensor is compared with the position of the object and comparative data is determined and an automatic adjustment of the sensor and/or output of a message inside the vehicle is made depending on the comparative data.

Claims

1. A method for operating at least one sensor of a vehicle, the at least one sensor is configured for detecting objects within a detection range and the method comprises:

detecting at least one object with the at least one sensor;

determining a position of at least one object with data determined by the at least one sensor;

receiving position data emitted by the at least one object with a receiving apparatus of the vehicle;

determining a second position of the at least one object with the position data received from the at least one object;

comparing the position of the at least one object determined by the at least one sensor and the second position of the at least one object determined with the received position data to provide determined comparative data; and

automatically adjusting the at least one sensor depending on the determined comparative data.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising generating a message inside the vehicle depending on the determined comparative data.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the position of the at least one object is a position relative to the vehicle.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the determining the position of the at least one object with the at least one sensor comprises determining a distance of the at least one object from the vehicle.

5. The method according to claim 2, wherein the adjusting of the at least one sensor comprises adapting an angular alignment of the at least one sensor.

6. The method according to claim 2,

wherein the determining of the determined comparative data comprises determining a deviation of the position determined with the at least one sensor from the second position of the at least one object determined with the received position data, and

wherein the adjusting of the at least one sensor comprises incorporating the deviation in an evaluation of measurement data of the at least one sensor.

7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising determining a third position of the vehicle with a position determining apparatus of the vehicle.

8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising providing the position data emitted by the at least one object with information about dimensions of the at least one object.

9. A vehicle, comprising:

at least one sensor is configured to detect an object within a detection range;

a first position determining apparatus configured to determine a position of the at least one object with data determined by the at least one sensor;

a receiving apparatus configured to receive position data emitted by the at least one object;

a second position determining apparatus configured to determine the position of the at least one object with the position data received from the at least one object;

a comparing apparatus configured to compare the position determined with the at least one sensor with the position of the at least one object determined with the position data, and further configured to provide determined comparative data; and

an adjustment apparatus configured to automatically adjustment the at least one sensor depending on the determined comparative data.

10. The vehicle according to claim 9, further comprising an output apparatus configured to generate a message inside the vehicle depending on the determined comparative data.

11. A computer readable medium embodying a computer program product, said computer program product comprising:

an operating program for operating at least one sensor of a vehicle, the at least one sensor is configured for detecting objects within a detection range, the operating program configured to;

detect at least one object with the at least one sensor;

determine a position of the at least one object with data determined by the at least one sensor;

receive position data emitted by the at least one object with a receiving apparatus of the vehicle;

determine a second position of the at least one object with the position data received from the at least one object;

compare the position determined with the at least one sensor and the second position of the at least one object determined with the received position data to provide determined comparative data; and

automatically adjust the at least one sensor depending on the determined comparative data.

12. The computer readable medium embodying the computer program product according to claim 11, the operating program further configured to generate a message inside the vehicle depending on the determined comparative data.

13. The computer readable medium embodying the computer program product according to claim 11, wherein the position of the at least one object is a position relative to the vehicle.

14. The computer readable medium embodying the computer program product according to claim 11, wherein the operating program is further configured to determine the position of the at least one object with the at least one sensor that includes determining a distance of the at least one object from the vehicle.

15. The computer readable medium embodying the computer program product according to claim 12, wherein the automatically adjust of the at least one sensor comprises adapting an angular alignment of the at least one sensor.

16. The computer readable medium embodying the computer program product according to claim 12,

wherein the determining of the determined comparative data comprises determining a deviation of the position determined with the at least one sensor from the second position of the at least one object determined with the received position data, and

wherein the adjusting of the at least one sensor comprises incorporating the deviation in an evaluation of measurement data of the at least one sensor.

17. The computer readable medium embodying the computer program product according to claim 12, further comprising determining a third position of the vehicle with a position determining apparatus of the vehicle.

18. The computer readable medium embodying the computer program product according to claim 12, the operating program further configured to provide the position data emitted by the at least one object with information about dimensions of the at least one object.