Method for Classifying an Object as an Obstacle
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Abstract
A method for classifying objects into obstacles and non-obstacles for a vehicle is described. The vehicle comprises a sensor for covering the surroundings that detects stationary and moving objects in a scene in front of a vehicle. Where required, the path of the motion of the objects is tracked. The method provides one or several observers, wherein one observer classifies an object according to predetermined features and contributes to an overall classification result when there are several observers. An observer detects the path of the motion of vehicles in the surroundings of at least one stationary object and classifies the stationary object in dependence thereon.
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6. A method of classifying an object as an obstacle for a subject vehicle with a sensor for monitoring a surrounding environment of the subject vehicle, comprising
using the sensor, detecting stationary objects and moving objects in a scene in the surrounding environment in front of the subject vehicle, and when required tracking a respective path of motion of at least one of the moving objects, and using an observer arrangement that includes at least one observer, detecting a path of motion of at least one other vehicle approaching a first one of the stationary objects in the surrounding environment, and classifying the first one of the stationary objects as an obstacle or a non-obstacle for the subject vehicle dependent on the path of motion of the other vehicle.
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