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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2021
Continental Autonomous Mobility Germany Gmbh, Ingolstadt, DE;
Abhishek Kekud, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Robin Adams, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Sahar Khawatmi, Kelkheim, DE;
Nicolai Glatz, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
CONTINENTAL AUTONOMOUS MOBILITY GERMANY GMBH, Ingolstadt, DE;
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a method for characterizing an object in an environment of a motor vehicle by an assistance system of the motor vehicle, in which method the motor vehicle is moved relative to the object and ultrasonic signals are emitted with an ultrasonic sensor of the assistance system. Echoes of the ultrasonic signals reflected by the object are received, wherein, by a control device, respective amplitudes of the received echoes are ascertained, and a classification of a height of the object is determined based on the amplitudes. The classification of the height of the object is determined based on a determined first change in amplitude by comparing a first amplitude of a first echo with a second amplitude of a second echo received after the first echo. An assistance system is disclosed having an ultrasonic sensor and a control device designed to carry out such a method.