METHOD FOR OPERATING AT LEAST ONE SENSOR OF A VEHICLE AND DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A method for operating a first sensor of a vehicle traveling on a roadway, the first sensor configured to detect objects within a detection range and the method comprises:
- determining a course of the roadway in a region of an instantaneous environment of the vehicle with map data stored in a storage apparatus;
determining whether the roadway in a direction of travel of the vehicle has a bend based on the course of the roadway,adapting the first sensor in such a manner that the detection range of the first sensor in the region of the bend is aligned in a direction of the course of the bend if the bend is in the direction of travel of the vehicle.
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Abstract
A method is provided for operating at least one first sensor of a vehicle traveling on a roadway. The first sensor is configured for detecting objects within a detection range and the method includes, but is not limited to determining a course of the roadway in a region of an instantaneous environment of the vehicle with map data stored in a storage apparatus. In addition, it is determined whether the roadway in the direction of travel of the vehicle has a bend based on the determined course of the roadway. If is determined that the roadway has a bend in the direction of travel of the vehicle, the at least one first sensor is adapted in such a manner that the detection range of the at least one first sensor in the region of the determined bend is aligned in the direction of the course of the bend.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for operating a first sensor of a vehicle traveling on a roadway, the first sensor configured to detect objects within a detection range and the method comprises:
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determining a course of the roadway in a region of an instantaneous environment of the vehicle with map data stored in a storage apparatus; determining whether the roadway in a direction of travel of the vehicle has a bend based on the course of the roadway, adapting the first sensor in such a manner that the detection range of the first sensor in the region of the bend is aligned in a direction of the course of the bend if the bend is in the direction of travel of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A driver assistance system for a vehicle comprising:
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a first sensor that is configured to detect an object within a detection range; a first determination apparatus that is configured to determine a course of a roadway in a region of an instantaneous environment of the vehicle with map data stored in a storage apparatus; a second determination apparatus that is configured to determine whether the roadway in a direction of travel of the vehicle has a bend based on the course of the roadway; and an adaptation apparatus that is configured to adapt the first sensor in such a manner that the detection range of the first sensor in the region of the bend is aligned in a direction of the course of the bend if is determined that the roadway has the bend in the direction of travel of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer readable medium embodying a computer program product, said computer program product comprising
an operating program configured to operate a first sensor of a vehicle traveling on a roadway, the first sensor configured to detect objects within a detection range, the operating program configured to: -
determine a course of the roadway in a region of an instantaneous environment of the vehicle with map data stored in a storage apparatus; determine whether the roadway in a direction of travel of the vehicle has a bend based on the course of the roadway, adapt the first sensor in such a manner that the detection range of the first sensor in the region of the bend is aligned in a direction of the course of the bend if the roadway has the bend in the direction of travel of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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