METHOD FOR OPERATING A PARKING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS OF A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A COMBINED VIEW COMPRISING A TRANSPARENT TRAILER AND SURROUNDINGS
First Claim
1. A method for operating a parking assistance apparatus of a motor vehicle having an attached trailer, the method comprising:
- a) producing, by a first camera unit, a first image of surroundings of the motor vehicle on which the trailer is portrayed, the first camera unit arranged on the motor vehicle of the parking assistance apparatus;
b) producing, by a second camera unit, a second image of surroundings of the trailer, the second camera unit being arranged on the trailer of the parking assistance apparatus;
c) producing a combined view of the surroundings from the first and second images, wherein an image area of the first image that is occupied by the trailer has at least areas overlaid with a piece of image information from the second image, so that the trailer in the combined view has at least areas depicted transparently in front of the surroundings portrayed in the second image, the combined view being produced by a computation unit of the parking assistance apparatus;
d) displaying the combined view by a display unit of the parking assistance apparatus with a desired travel trajectory for the trailer overlaid on the view;
e) selecting a profile for the desired travel trajectory by operation of an operator control device of the motor vehicle;
f) starting an at least semi-automated parking process in which the trailer is automatically kept on the desired travel trajectory having the selected profile.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for operating a parking assistance apparatus (1) of a motor vehicle (2) having an attached trailer (3), involving: a) a first image of surroundings (6) of the motor vehicle (2) on which the trailer (3) is portrayed being produced by a first camera unit (4), arranged on the motor vehicle (2), of the parking assistance apparatus (1); b) a second image of surroundings (6) of the trailer (3) being produced by a second camera unit (5), arranged on the trailer (3), of the parking assistance apparatus (1); c) a combined view (16) of the surroundings (6) being produced from the first and second images, wherein an image area (17) of the first image that is occupied by the trailer (3) has at least areas overlaid with a piece of image information from the second image, so that the trailer (3) in the combined view (16) has at least areas depicted transparently in front of the surroundings (6) portrayed in the second image, by a computation unit (7) of the parking assistance apparatus (1); d) the combined view (16) being displayed by a display unit (8) of the parking assistance apparatus (1) with a desired travel trajectory (9) for the trailer (3) overlaid on the view (16); e) a profile for the desired travel trajectory (9) being selected by means of operation of an operator control device of the motor vehicle (2); and f) an at least semi-automated parking process being started in which the trailer (3) is automatically kept on the desired travel trajectory (9) having the selected profile, in order to simplify operator control of the parking assistance apparatus (1) and hence parking assisted by the parking assistance apparatus (2).
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11 Claims
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1. A method for operating a parking assistance apparatus of a motor vehicle having an attached trailer, the method comprising:
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a) producing, by a first camera unit, a first image of surroundings of the motor vehicle on which the trailer is portrayed, the first camera unit arranged on the motor vehicle of the parking assistance apparatus; b) producing, by a second camera unit, a second image of surroundings of the trailer, the second camera unit being arranged on the trailer of the parking assistance apparatus; c) producing a combined view of the surroundings from the first and second images, wherein an image area of the first image that is occupied by the trailer has at least areas overlaid with a piece of image information from the second image, so that the trailer in the combined view has at least areas depicted transparently in front of the surroundings portrayed in the second image, the combined view being produced by a computation unit of the parking assistance apparatus; d) displaying the combined view by a display unit of the parking assistance apparatus with a desired travel trajectory for the trailer overlaid on the view; e) selecting a profile for the desired travel trajectory by operation of an operator control device of the motor vehicle; f) starting an at least semi-automated parking process in which the trailer is automatically kept on the desired travel trajectory having the selected profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A parking assistance apparatus for a motor vehicle having an attached trailer, comprising:
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a first camera unit arranged on the motor vehicle, for producing a first image of surroundings of the motor vehicle on which the trailer is portrayed; a second camera unit arranged on the trailer, for producing a second image of surroundings of the trailer; and a computation unit for producing a combined view of the surroundings from the first and second images, wherein an image area of the first image that is occupied by the trailer has at least areas overlaid with a piece of image information from the second image, so that the trailer in the combined view has at least areas depicted transparently in front of the surroundings portrayed in the second image; a display unit for displaying the combined view with a desired travel trajectory for the trailer that is overlaid on the view; and an operator control device for selecting a profile for the desired travel trajectory by means of operation of the operator control device; wherein the parking assistance apparatus is configured to perform an at least semi-automated parking process in which the trailer is automatically kept on the desired travel trajectory having the selected profile. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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