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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2018
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Dominik Maucher, Stuttgart, DE;
Heinz Hertlein, Erlenbach, DE;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A method for ascertaining a ground profile in a region in front of a vehicle in a direction of travel, using at least one sensor; at least one vertical motion of at least one vehicle traveling ahead being measured by the vehicle, an independent motion of the vehicle being ascertained or estimated, the measured data of the at least one vertical motion of the at least one vehicle traveling ahead being compared to the ascertained or estimated data of the independent motion of the vehicle, and a ground profile being derived from the comparison of the measured data of the at least one vehicle traveling ahead with the ascertained or estimated data of the independent motion of the vehicle. In addition, a system is described.