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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Stephanie Rosenberg, Huerth, DE;
Maria Strackbein, Cologne, DE;
Sascha Haase, Wermelskirchen, DE;
Timur Daniel Oemer Pulathaneli, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a method for determining by means of numeric geoposition data that specify the current geoposition of a vehicle, and digital maps that contain area polygons, which in each case represent a geographic area on the earth, in the vehicle in which of the various areas the vehicle is currently located. According to the disclosure, a boundary precheck is initially performed, wherein candidate area polygons are selected, which are located in the vicinity of the current vehicle position. The selected candidate area polygons are subjected successively to a PIP test in order to determine whether the current vehicle position is located in one of the corresponding areas. An initial variable is generated, which specifies whether the vehicle is currently located in an area, and possibly in which of the areas the vehicle is currently located, and the initial variable is supplied to at least one driver assistance system of the vehicle.