Device for Assisting a Driver Driving a Vehicle or for Independently Driving a Vehicle
First Claim
1. A device for assisting a driver driving a vehicle or for autonomously driving a vehicle, comprising distance sensors and camera sensors, an evaluation unit and a control unit, wherein the distance sensors are arranged and configured to detect objects in first areas directly in front of and behind the vehicle, the camera sensors are a arranged and configured to monitor second areas surrounding the vehicle, the evaluation unit is configured to determine a three-dimensional representation of the first and second areas from data of the distance sensors and the camera sensors, and the control unit is configured to generate a piece of advice for the driver or to intervene in vehicle steering taking the three-dimensional representation into account.
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Abstract
A device for assisting a driver driving a vehicle or for autonomously driving a vehicle includes several distance sensors (2, 4, 5) and camera sensors (1, 3), an evaluation unit, and a control unit. The distance sensors detect objects that are directly in front of and behind the vehicle. The camera sensors cover an area surrounding the vehicle. From the data of the distance and camera sensors, the evaluation unit determines a three-dimensional representation of the areas covered by the sensors. Taking the three dimensional representation into account, the control unit generates a piece of advice for the driver or intervenes in vehicle steering.
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- 1. A device for assisting a driver driving a vehicle or for autonomously driving a vehicle, comprising distance sensors and camera sensors, an evaluation unit and a control unit, wherein the distance sensors are arranged and configured to detect objects in first areas directly in front of and behind the vehicle, the camera sensors are a arranged and configured to monitor second areas surrounding the vehicle, the evaluation unit is configured to determine a three-dimensional representation of the first and second areas from data of the distance sensors and the camera sensors, and the control unit is configured to generate a piece of advice for the driver or to intervene in vehicle steering taking the three-dimensional representation into account.
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