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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2011
Dirk Schmid, Simmonzheim, DE;
Michael Schumann, Stuttgart, DE;
Dirk Schmid, Simmonzheim, DE;
Michael Schumann, Stuttgart, DE;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
In a method and a device for determining the position of an object in relation to a vehicle, for use in a driver assistance system of the vehicle, a first ultrasound pulse is transmitted by an ultrasound sensor situated on the vehicle, the ultrasound pulse including multiple predefined transmission frequencies which result in a variation of the directional characteristic of the ultrasound sensor. The transmitted first ultrasound pulse is reflected on the object and is received again as a first echo pulse. A frequency spectrum of the first echo pulse is subsequently determined, and a first absolute value of a relative offset angle of the object is determined as a function of the frequency spectrum of the first echo pulse and the directional characteristics.