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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2019
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfsburg, DE;
Toni Günther, Braunschweig, DE;
Robin Wehner, Berlin, DE;
Sven Horstmann, Berlin, DE;
Sönke Freter, Berlin, DE;
Dean Elliott, Hannover, DE;
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Wolfsburg, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for providing an environmental image of an environment of a mobile apparatus, comprising the following steps: Receiving and/or recording environmental data using an input apparatus, wherein the environmental data image the environment and comprise information on static objects and/or dynamic objects in the environment, executing the following steps for a current and for at least one future point in time by means of an estimating apparatus: estimating a state probability distribution for at least one of the static objects and/or dynamic objects based on the received and/or recorded environmental data, creating a risk potential field map of the environment based on the estimated state probability distribution of the at least one static object and/or dynamic object, wherein this is done taking into account at least one potential risk enhancement, and combining the risk potential field maps into a risk potential field map sequence, and outputting the risk potential field map sequence. The invention further relates to an associated device and a motor vehicle.