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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2012
Applicants:
Petko Faber, Renningen, DE;
Johannes Foltin, Ditzingen, DE;
Gregor Schwarzenberg, Calw, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); B60Q 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/085 (2013.01); G06K 9/00536 (2013.01); G06K 9/00798 (2013.01); G06K 9/00825 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for estimating a roadway course in a roadway section ahead of a vehicle in the direction of travel is provided. The method includes recognizing at least one reflective or self-luminous object in an image of the roadway section. The method also includes ascertaining a position of the at least one object based on the image of the roadway section. The method also includes estimating the roadway course using the ascertained position of the at least one object.