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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2008
Applicants:
Thomas Heger, Vinningen, DE;
Kathleen Tischler, Dresden, DE;
Inventors:
Thomas Heger, Vinningen, DE;
Kathleen Tischler, Dresden, DE;
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for determining the position of another road user includes the following steps: determining the position of a road user with the aid of a position detection unit; estimating a distance of the road user to the other road user with the aid of a distance sensor; and determining the position of the other road user on the basis of the determined position of the road user, the estimated distance, and a road map, the other road user being assumed to be located in a road area predefined by the road map.