MAKING AVAILABLE A MODEL OF THE SURROUNDINGS WHEN A SENSOR OF A VEHICLE FAILS
First Claim
1. A method for providing models of surroundings of a vehicle when a first sensor of a vehicle fails, the vehicle comprising the first sensor, wherein the models of the surroundings each provide information relating to an occupation of the surroundings by one or more objects up to a predetermined distance limit from the vehicle, the method comprising:
- providing a first model of the surroundings based on at least the measurements of the first sensor at a first time at which the first sensor was still functional;
determining that the first sensor is non-functional at a second time;
providing a second model of the surroundings, in response to said determining, by supplementing the first model of the surroundings with information relating to the occupation by a phantom object, wherein the phantom object is an object not detected based on sensor measurements; and
determining the occupation by the phantom object in the second model of the surroundings taking into account the distance limit of the first model of the surroundings.
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Abstract
A method for providing models of surroundings of a vehicle is provided when a first sensor of a vehicle fails, where the vehicle comprising the first sensor, wherein the models of the surroundings each provide information relating to an occupation of the surroundings by one or more objects up to a predetermined distance limit from the vehicle. The method includes providing a first model of the surroundings based on at least the measurements of the first sensor at a first time at which the first sensor was still functional, and determining that the first sensor is non-functional at a second time. The method includes providing a second model of the surroundings, in response to the determining, by supplementing the first model of the surroundings with information relating to the occupation by a phantom object, wherein the phantom object is an object not detected based on sensor measurements. Finally, the method includes determining the occupation by the phantom object in the second model of the surroundings taking into account the distance limit of the first model of the surroundings.
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1. A method for providing models of surroundings of a vehicle when a first sensor of a vehicle fails, the vehicle comprising the first sensor, wherein the models of the surroundings each provide information relating to an occupation of the surroundings by one or more objects up to a predetermined distance limit from the vehicle, the method comprising:
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providing a first model of the surroundings based on at least the measurements of the first sensor at a first time at which the first sensor was still functional; determining that the first sensor is non-functional at a second time; providing a second model of the surroundings, in response to said determining, by supplementing the first model of the surroundings with information relating to the occupation by a phantom object, wherein the phantom object is an object not detected based on sensor measurements; and determining the occupation by the phantom object in the second model of the surroundings taking into account the distance limit of the first model of the surroundings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computing apparatus comprising electronic computing means configured to provide models of surroundings of a vehicle when a first sensor of a vehicle fails, the vehicle comprising the first sensor, wherein the models of the surroundings each provide information relating to an occupation of the surroundings by one or more objects up to a predetermined distance limit from the vehicle, the electronic computing means being configured to:
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provide a first model of the surroundings based on at least the measurements of the first sensor at a first time at which the first sensor was still functional; determine that the first sensor is non-functional at a second time; provide a second model of the surroundings, in response to said determining, by supplementing the first model of the surroundings with information relating to the occupation by a phantom object, wherein the phantom object is an object not detected based on sensor measurements; and determine the occupation by the phantom object in the second model of the surroundings taking into account the distance limit of the first model of the surroundings. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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