Method and Device for an Assistance System in a Vehicle for Performing an Autonomous or Semi-Autonomous Driving Maneuver
First Claim
1. A method for an assistance system that serves to perform an autonomous or semi-autonomous driving maneuver of a vehicle, particularly a maneuver performed in order to get into or out of a parking space, and in which, by camera system, image data are acquired from the surroundings of a vehicle and processed in order to perform the driving maneuver,characterized in thatat least one direction in which the vehicle moves when performing the driving maneuver is indicated by at least one light signal device.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method and a device for an assistance system that serves to perform an autonomous or semi-autonomous driving maneuver of a vehicle, e.g., a parking assistance system in a vehicle, wherein by means of a camera system, image data are acquired from the surroundings of a vehicle and processed in order to perform the driving maneuver. At least one direction in which the vehicle moves when performing the driving maneuver is indicated by means of at least one light signal device.
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11 Claims
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1. A method for an assistance system that serves to perform an autonomous or semi-autonomous driving maneuver of a vehicle, particularly a maneuver performed in order to get into or out of a parking space, and in which, by camera system, image data are acquired from the surroundings of a vehicle and processed in order to perform the driving maneuver,
characterized in that at least one direction in which the vehicle moves when performing the driving maneuver is indicated by at least one light signal device.
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10. A device for indicating at least one direction of movement of a vehicle comprising
a camera system that is configured and adapted to acquire individual images from various regions of the surroundings of a vehicle by several cameras and suitably transforms said individual images by image processing devices to generate an overall image of the surroundings of the vehicle thereby, a light signal device that is configured and adapted to indicate at least one direction of a movement that the vehicle performs during an autonomous or semi-autonomous driving maneuver, wherein the overall image of the surroundings of the vehicle is processed to perform the autonomous or semi-autonomous driving maneuver of the vehicle and to indicate the at least one direction of movement of the vehicle.
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11. A method of carrying out an autonomous or semi-autonomous parking maneuver by which a motor vehicle moves into or out of a parking space, comprising:
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using at least one electronic sensor, acquiring data from and indicative of surroundings in an environment outside of said motor vehicle including said parking space in said environment; using a processor arrangement, processing said data to produce control information; using a driver assistance system of said motor vehicle, receiving said control information, and dependent thereon controlling said motor vehicle autonomously or semi-autonomously to perform said parking maneuver in which said motor vehicle moves or will move in a movement direction including at least a forward or backward movement component to move said motor vehicle into or out of said parking space; and using said driver assistance system, activating at least one light signal device provided on said motor vehicle to emit light into said environment outside of said motor vehicle, so that said light visually indicates, to at least one person in said environment, said movement direction including said forward or backward movement component in which said motor vehicle moves or will move when performing said parking maneuver.
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