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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2017
Volkswagen Ag, Wolfsburg, DE;
Andreas Wege, Berlin, DE;
Stephan Max, Gifhorn, DE;
Kristian Weiß, Berlin, DE;
Sascha Bauer, Berlin, DE;
Mehmet Eylem Kirlangic, Wolfsburg, DE;
Robert Konnopka, Berlin, DE;
Lars Krüger, Schorfheide, DE;
Jesko Klandt, Berlin, DE;
Christian Tendyck, Berlin, DE;
Volkswagen AG, , DE;
Abstract
A method for creating or augmenting a map for a motor vehicle, wherein the motor vehicle establishes its location in a surrounding environment by comparing environment data acquired by at least one sensor with map data stored in the map. The method provides a base map of a surrounding environment of the motor vehicle; provides at least one base segment, wherein the at least one base segment has at least one characteristic feature; and creates or augments the map by generating map data, wherein the map data is generated by a map creation unit by assigning the at least one provided base segment to an associated position in the provided base map. Also disclosed is a corresponding device.