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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2020
Continental Automotive Gmbh, Hannover, DE;
Martin Iudica, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Sebastien Reisinger, Hamm am Rhein, DE;
Ahmed Abdeldaym, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Frank Edling, Schwalbach, DE;
Continental Autonomous Mobility Germany GmbH, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for improved surroundings detection utilizing an optical sensor of a vehicle. The method includes detecting the surroundings of the vehicle and compiling a first surroundings model based on sensor data of the surroundings detecting sensor. The method also includes determining regions having low quality in the surroundings model by evaluating optical sensor data with an image evaluation device. The detectability of the regions having low quality are improved by taking a selected measure. The method also includes detecting the surroundings of the vehicle again with the optical sensor and comparing the sensor data of the optical sensor after taking the measure with the sensor data of the optical sensor prior to taking the measure. The sensor data following the measure is fused with the already existing sensor data in order to compile a second surroundings model.
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