Continental Automotive Systems Corporation

Joshua David Frankfurth

Ganesh Adireddy

Bastian Zydek

Bo Ye

Michael Gerhard Schneider

Eric A Matoy

Hongzhou Wang

Kuldeep Shah

A method and apparatus includes at least one first sensor configured to be mounted to an infrastructure component, wherein the at least one sensor comprises an environmental sensor. At least one second sensor is configured to be mounted to the infrastructure component, and is configured to sense movement of the infrastructure component. The method and apparatus also includes a system that uses the at least one first sensor to detect an object position and determines an amount of correction for the object position based on movement detected by the at least one second sensor.

Acceleration sensor correction for sensors mounted on infrastructure

A method and apparatus includes at least one environmental sensor mounted to an infrastructure component that is capable of moving relative to ground. The at least one environmental sensor determines an object position. A system uses environmental data collected over time to learn a fixed environment that includes at least one learned reference point. The system determines an amount of movement of the infrastructure component in relation to the learned reference point. The system corrects object position to compensate for movement of the infrastructure component.

Stabilization grid for sensors mounted on infrastructure

A system and method includes mounting one or more sensors to an infrastructure component, identifying movement patterns in an intersection adjacent to the infrastructure component, and creating a map of the intersection based on the movement patterns.

Learned intersection map from long term sensor data

A method for generating a heat map of a surface area is provided. The method includes receiving sensor data from one or more sensors in communication with a hardware processor and positioned such that the surface area is within a field of view of the one or more sensors. The method also includes identifying one or more traffic participants from the sensor data. Additionally, the method includes determining one or more attributes associated with each one of the one or more traffic participants. The method includes generating the heat map based on the one or more traffic participants and the one or more attributes associated with each one of the one or more traffic participants.

System and method for generating a traffic heat map

A method identifies, for a vehicle, a low friction surface from a road surface with a slope. With the vehicle at standstill, the vehicle ignition is switched on. A normal load for the vehicle is calculated. It is determined if the vehicle is moving, and if the vehicle is moving, a vehicle load is calculated using suspension information from the vehicle. A road slope angle is calculated based on the calculated vehicle load and calculated normal load. A normal slope angle is calculated and is compared to the calculated road slope angle to determine if the vehicle is on a low friction surface or on a sloped surface. In accordance with another aspect of an embodiment, a method determines whether a trailer is coupled to a vehicle.

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Joshua David Frankfurth