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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2021
Mercedes-benz Group Ag, Stuttgart, DE;
Andreas Heyl, Renningen, DE;
Maximilian Muffert, Belmont, CA (US);
MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A method for evaluating suitability route sections of a digital map storing landmarks for automated driving operation of a vehicle is provided. For each route section of the digital map a spatial density of landmarks is determined, an expected recognizability of the landmarks is determined by a vehicle sensor system under predetermined ambient conditions, a classification is performed based on the determined density and recognizability of the landmarks as to whether a vehicle can be located on the route section with a minimum accuracy required for a predetermined operating mode and/or for a predetermined driving maneuver, and a classification result is stored as a data record in a route attribute associated with the route section, the route attribute indicating for which of the predetermined operating modes and/or driving maneuvers requirements for the minimum accuracy of the landmark-based vehicle localization are met under which of the predetermined environmental conditions.