Volkswagen Ag

Valeo Schalter Und Sensoren Gmbh

Thorben Günzel

Stephan Max

Michael Hallek

Paul-David Rostocki

Ulrich Bressler

Gregor Marek

Tilo Ernesti

Philipp Hüger

Frank Schwitters

Sven Klomp

Armin Bartsch

Jana Seeland

Daniel Mossau

Michael Thomas

Jan Brandes

Sebastian Munk

Björn Zeise

Mario Schwarze

Lynn Brennecke

Norman Hornung

Technologies and techniques for providing an already generated trajectory of a first motor vehicle for at least one second motor vehicle, for future travel along the trajectory via an assistance system. The trajectory is generated by the first motor vehicle and is transmitted to an electronic computing device of the assistance system that is outside the motor vehicle, and in which at least one first parameter characterizing the first motor vehicle is also transmitted to the electronic computing device. The already generated trajectory is evaluated, taking the first characterizing parameter into account, and it is determined whether the trajectory is suitable for the second motor vehicle, and if the already generated trajectory is unsuitable for the second motor vehicle, the trajectory being adapted for the second motor vehicle, taking a second parameter characterizing the second vehicle into account.

Method for providing an already generated trajectory of a first motor vehicle for a second motor vehicle for future travel along the trajectory, computer program product and assistance system

The invention relates to a method for monitoring a passenger of a vehicle in which the geographic position of the vehicle is recorded, and a viewing direction of the passenger is recorded by means of a eye-tracking device. A data memory is accessed in which objects and geographic positions assigned to them are saved and, by using the recorded geographic position of the vehicle, it is detected whether one of the objects is located in the environment of the vehicle, and whether the object in the environment of the vehicle was perceived by the passenger depending on the recorded viewing direction of the passenger, the recorded geographic position of the vehicle, and the geographic position of the detected object in the environment of the vehicle.

Method and device for monitoring a passenger of a vehicle, and system for analyzing the perception of objects

A method for assisting a maneuvering procedure of a motor vehicle in a parking garage is disclosed, wherein the motor vehicle moves within the parking garage during the maneuvering procedure from a drop-off site in the parking garage to a predetermined position in the parking garage, wherein the maneuvering procedure of the motor vehicle is monitored by at least one sensor of the motor vehicle, comprising the steps: establishing a communication link between a controller of the motor vehicle and a vehicle-external unit of the parking garage; transmitting climate-specific measured data that are acquired by at least one measuring point in the parking garage from the at least one measuring point to the vehicle-external unit, and calibrating the at least one sensor of the motor vehicle depending on the climate-specific measured data.

Method for assisting a maneuvering procedure of a motor vehicle, and system for assisting a maneuvering procedure of a motor vehicle

Technologies and techniques for operating a backup assistance system for a vehicle, wherein the backup assistance system enables travel in reverse along a previously travelled trajectory, wherein a maximum distance for the reverse travel along the previously travelled trajectory is determined and output using a control unit on the basis of an expected error for the reverse travel along the previously travelled trajectory, in which the expected error exceeds a predefined error threshold value.

Method for operating a backup assistance system for a vehicle and a backup assistance system

A method for assisting a driver of a vehicle with driving of the vehicle is disclosed, in which the surroundings of the vehicle are detected. The detection of the surroundings comprises the course of driving paths as well as movement data relating to other road users. Historic data obtained at least from past driving maneuvers by road users in the detected surroundings are called up for the surroundings, the detected surroundings of the vehicle are analyzed and a traffic situation of the vehicle in relation to at least one second road user of the other detected road users is determined. A likely driving maneuver of the second road user is predicted based on the called-up historic data and the current traffic situation, and a control signal for assisting the driver with driving of the vehicle is generated depending on the predicted driving maneuver of the second road user.

Method and driver assistance system for assisting a driver of a vehicle with driving of the vehicle

The invention relates to a method for monitoring a passenger of a vehicle in which it is detected if informational content perceptible in the vehicle is being output, and recognition data on output informational contents are recorded. The method provides that a conversation in the interior of the vehicle is recorded using a microphone in the interior of the vehicle, at least during or for a time interval after the outputting of the informational content, an analysis is performed of the recorded conversation that was held while or for a time interval after the informational content was output, and by using the conversation analysis and the recorded recognition data of the informational content output during or before the conversation, it is detected whether the output informational content was perceived by a passenger of the vehicle.

Method and device for monitoring a passenger of a vehicle

A method and a device for detecting odor nuisances along a route of a subject transportation vehicle and for predictively initiating measures for preventing the penetration of the odorants of the odor nuisance into the subject transportation vehicle during travel. The method includes collecting swarm data from a plurality of swarm transportation vehicles in the surroundings of the route of the subject transportation vehicle, relating to the odor nuisance of each swarm transportation vehicle, ascertaining locations of an odor nuisance from the collected swarm data, ascertaining the extent of the odor nuisance around the respective location of the odor nuisance, and initiating measures in the subject transportation vehicle when approaching the location of an odor nuisance while taking into account the extent of the odor nuisance along the future route, wherein the measure is implemented at a predefined distance from the extent of the odor nuisance.

Method and device for detecting odor in a transportation vehicle

The invention relates to a method for establishing the presence of a misalignment of at least one sensor within a sensor group with two or more sensors which detects objects in the surroundings of a motor vehicle, wherein at least two of the sensors differ from each other in their measuring principle and the measurement signals from the sensors are compared with each other.

Method for establishing the presence of a misalignment of at least one sensor within a sensor group

A method for checking a distance measuring device of a transportation vehicle wherein the distance measuring device has ultrasonic sensors. A functional impairment of at least one ultrasonic sensor, a check is performed to determine whether one of the ultrasonic sensors is maladjusted, and an often occurring source of a fault causing a functional impairment of ultrasonic sensors is considered.

Method for checking a distance measuring device having an ultrasonic sensor

The invention relates to a method for determining a destination for a motor vehicle that is different from an intended location, comprising the following steps: specifying an intended location; determining a usage rate at the intended location by means of a computing apparatus on the basis of data provided on the intended location; determining a plurality of possible alternative destinations different from the intended location on the basis of the data provided on the intended location if the usage rate exceeds a predefined usage rate threshold value; determining a predicted usage rate at the possible alternative destinations by means of the computing apparatus on the basis of data provided on the possible alternative destinations; and selecting a destination from the plurality of possible alternative destinations while taking into consideration the predicted usage rate at the alternative destinations.

Method for determining a destination different from an intended location, system, and motor vehicle equipped with a system

A method directed to at least partially automated control of a motor vehicle while entering or exiting a parking space, including determining a destination position for the motor vehicle following the automated entering or exiting of a parking space; determining a trajectory the motor vehicle to reach the destination position from a starting position of the motor vehicle; providing data representing ground-level obstacles along the trajectory. If ground-level obstacle is detected along the trajectory, determining at least one longitudinal control parameter of the motor vehicle for driving over the ground-level obstacle. At least partially automated movement of the motor vehicle from the starting position until reaching the destination position long the determined trajectory by the at least one longitudinal control of the motor vehicle.

Automated control of a motor vehicle during parking maneuvers

A method for assisting an operation at least of one transportation vehicle, a corresponding assist system and the corresponding transportation vehicle. Respective environmental data are collected by transportation vehicles in areas in which two roads meet. A respective priority action is automatically determined from the environmental data for the areas. The determined priority actions are used to automatically determine priority rules for the areas. The determined priority rules are provided to at least one transportation vehicle to be operated to assist the operation of the transportation vehicle.

Method for supporting guidance of at least one transportation vehicle, assistance system, and transportation vehicle

The invention relates to a method for detecting a blocked state of an ultrasonic sensor () of a motor vehicle (), in which at least one oscillation parameter of the ultrasonic sensor () is recorded and an evaluation device () of the motor vehicle () carries out a detection algorithm which is used to evaluate the at least one oscillation parameter for the purpose of detecting the blocked state. An object () in an area surrounding the motor vehicle () is detected by the evaluation device () on the basis of sensor data from at least one sensor () of the motor vehicle (), in which case, when a distance (D) between the object () and the ultrasonic sensor () falls below a predefined threshold value (G), the detection algorithm is not carried out by the evaluation device () or a blocked state of the ultrasonic sensor (), as detected using the detection algorithm, is ignored by the evaluation device ().

Method for detecting a blocked state of an ultrasonic sensor of a motor vehicle, ultrasonic sensor apparatus and motor vehicle

The invention relates to a method for operating an ultrasonic sensor apparatus () of a motor vehicle (), in which method ultrasound waves are emitted into a surrounding region () of the motor vehicle () by at least one ultrasonic sensor () of the ultrasonic sensor apparatus () in order to carry out a distance measurement, wherein an exhaust gas cloud () which is emitted into the surrounding region () by an exhaust system () of the motor vehicle () and at which the ultrasound waves are reflected is detected by the ultrasonic sensor apparatus () on the basis of sensor data from at least one sensor () of the motor vehicle (), which at least one sensor is different from the ultrasonic sensor (), and the ultrasonic sensor apparatus () is operated depending on the detection of the exhaust gas cloud ().

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Braunschweig, Germany

Thorben Günzel