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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2022
Applicant:
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Inventors:
Luca Parolini, Landshut, DE;
Sebastian Schneider, Feldkirchen, DE;
Assignee:
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/80 (2017.01); G01S 7/40 (2006.01); G01S 7/497 (2006.01); H04L 67/125 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/497 (2013.01); G01S 7/40 (2013.01); G06T 7/80 (2017.01); H04L 67/125 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for determining a detection range of a sensor installed in a motor vehicle is provided. The sensor scans a surroundings of the motor vehicle. The method includes detecting a predefined object in the surroundings of the motor vehicle by way of the sensor, determining a distance of the detected object to the motor vehicle and determining the detection range based on the determined distance.