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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2015
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Philipp Mayer, Stuttgart, DE;
Peter Christian Abeling, Hannover, DE;
Thorben Schick, Hardegsen, DE;
Carlos Cunha, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A method for ascertaining a parking area of at least one street section includes providing information indicating a usable width of the street section, the usable width representing a drivable width of the street section between spaces for parked vehicles at the two lateral sides of a driving vehicle; the driving vehicle driving the street section and ascertaining lateral distances from objects using an ascertainment device situated in the driving vehicle; comparing the ascertained lateral distances to the usable width; and ascertaining the parking area by way of the comparison.