Retrofitting Kit For Parking Guidance
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Abstract
A method for ascertaining a relative position between a vehicle and an object located laterally to the vehicle, and a retrofitting kit having components to carry out this method. The object is initially detected in that the vehicle passes the object at least once. Subsequently, the vehicle movement is detected by a camera system which is situated in the vehicle and which generates video images at different recording points in time. Then, the detected vehicle movement is linked to the installation position of the camera system in the vehicle, the position of the at least one object detection sensor and a reference point. Next, the relative position change of the vehicle relative to the previously detected object is determined.
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21 Claims
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1-10. -10. (canceled)
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11. A method for ascertaining a relative position between a vehicle and an object located laterally to the vehicle, the method comprising:
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detecting the object by at least one lateral object detection sensor as the vehicle passes; detecting a vehicle movement by a camera system which is situated in one of a rear area of the vehicle, an area of the windshield of the vehicle, and an area of a side window of the vehicle, and which generates video images at different recording points in time; linking the detected vehicle movements to an installation position of the camera system, the position being of the at least one lateral object detection sensor and a vehicle point of rotation; determining a relative position change of the vehicle relative to the object detected previously according to the task of detecting the object. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A device for ascertaining a relative position between a vehicle and an object located laterally to the vehicle, comprising:
a device arrangement, including; a detecting arrangement to detect the object by at least one lateral object detection sensor as the vehicle passes, and to detect a vehicle movement by a camera system which is situated in one of a rear area of the vehicle, an area of the windshield of the vehicle, and an area of a side window of the vehicle, and which generates video images at different recording points in time; a linking arrangement to link the detected vehicle movements to an installation position of the camera system, the position being of the at least one lateral object detection sensor and a vehicle point of rotation; a determining arrangement to determine a relative position change of the vehicle relative to the object detected previously according to the task of detecting the object. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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