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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2018
Applicant:
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Inventors:
Juergen Schmidt, Magstadt, DE;
Tom Reimann, Bissingen An der Teck, DE;
Werner Urban, Vaihingen/Enz, DE;
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/00 (2006.01); G01S 15/86 (2020.01); B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); B60T 7/12 (2006.01); G01S 15/931 (2020.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); B60R 11/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 15/86 (2020.01); B60Q 9/008 (2013.01); B60T 7/12 (2013.01); G01S 15/931 (2013.01); G06K 9/00791 (2013.01); B60R 11/04 (2013.01); B60T 2210/32 (2013.01); G01S 2015/932 (2013.01); G01S 2015/938 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for monitoring the surroundings of a vehicle, the surroundings behind the vehicle being detected with the aid of ultrasonic sensors and with the aid of at least one imaging sensor, a warning signal being output when an object that has a distance to the vehicle smaller than a predefined minimum distance is detected with the aid of ultrasonic sensors, a trailer of the vehicle being recognized with the aid of the imaging sensor, and the warning signal not being output when the object is the trailer recognized by the imaging sensor.