METHOD FOR MONITORING THE VEHICLE SURROUNDINGS OF A VEHICLE COMBINATION AND MONITORING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring, using a monitoring system having a camera, a vehicle environment of a vehicle combination including a towing vehicle and a trailer, the method comprising:
- specifying a monitoring area within a detection region of the camera, wherein the monitoring system only monitors the monitoring area for critical objects that may create a probability of collision, wherein the monitoring area is specified and oriented in such a manner that the vehicle environment is at least in regions in the monitoring area and simultaneously the vehicle combination is not in the monitoring area;
determining a variable that characterizes an orientation between the towing vehicle and the trailer;
determining an adjustment variable in dependence upon the variable that characterizes the orientation between the towing vehicle and the trailer;
displacing and therefore dynamically adjusting the monitoring area within the detection region using the adjustment variable; and
specifying whether critical objects are in the monitoring area so as to avoid a collision between a hazardous object that is in the vehicle environment that is being monitored and the associated vehicle combination.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for monitoring the vehicle surroundings (U) of a vehicle combination (1), in particular utility vehicle combination (1), composed of a traction vehicle (2) and at least one trailer (3) using a monitoring system with a camera (11), having at least the following steps: —defining a monitoring space (13) within a capture range (12) of the camera (11), wherein the monitoring system monitors only the monitoring space (13) for critical objects which can give rise to a collision probability, wherein the monitoring space (13) is defined and oriented in such a way that the vehicle surroundings (U) are located at least partially in the monitoring space (13), and at the same time the vehicle combination (1) is not located in the monitoring space (13), wherein for this purpose—a variable (δ, ω) which characterizes the orientation between the traction vehicle (2) and the trailer (3) is acquired; and—a manipulated variable (β) is determined as a function thereof, with which method the monitoring space (13) is shifted within the capture range (12) and therefore adapted dynamically; and—detecting whether critical objects are located in the monitoring space (13), in order to avoid a collision between an object which presents a risk and is located in the monitored vehicle surroundings (U) and the vehicle combination (1) in question.
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13 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring, using a monitoring system having a camera, a vehicle environment of a vehicle combination including a towing vehicle and a trailer, the method comprising:
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specifying a monitoring area within a detection region of the camera, wherein the monitoring system only monitors the monitoring area for critical objects that may create a probability of collision, wherein the monitoring area is specified and oriented in such a manner that the vehicle environment is at least in regions in the monitoring area and simultaneously the vehicle combination is not in the monitoring area; determining a variable that characterizes an orientation between the towing vehicle and the trailer; determining an adjustment variable in dependence upon the variable that characterizes the orientation between the towing vehicle and the trailer; displacing and therefore dynamically adjusting the monitoring area within the detection region using the adjustment variable; and specifying whether critical objects are in the monitoring area so as to avoid a collision between a hazardous object that is in the vehicle environment that is being monitored and the associated vehicle combination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A monitoring system for a vehicle combination comprising a towing vehicle and a trailer, the monitoring system comprising:
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a camera having a detection region, wherein a monitoring area is arranged within the detection region, a control device configured to; monitor the monitoring area for critical objects that may create a probability of collision, specify and/or change the monitoring area in such a manner that the vehicle environment is at least in regions in the monitoring area and the vehicle combination, on which the monitoring system is arranged, is not in the monitoring area, determine a variable that characterizes an orientation between the towing vehicle and the trailer; and determine and set an adjustment variable of the monitoring area within the detection region in dependence upon the variable that characterizes the orientation between the towing vehicle and the trailer. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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