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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2013
Applicants:
Conti Temic Microelectronic Gmbh, Nuremberg, DE;
Continental Teves Ag & Co., Ohg, Frankfurt, DE;
Inventors:
Assignees:
Conti Temic microelectronic GmbH, Nuremberg, DE;
Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG, Frankfurt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01); B60R 1/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00805 (2013.01); B60R 1/00 (2013.01); G06K 9/00624 (2013.01); G06K 9/00791 (2013.01); G06T 7/0022 (2013.01); G08G 1/16 (2013.01); H04N 5/23232 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20221 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30261 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for represents the surroundings of a vehicle with at least two levels of resolution in a surroundings model, preferably for a vehicle having a sensor system for monitoring the surroundings and at least one driver assistance system. The surroundings model preferably represents a probability grid having a plurality of grid cells. Data from at least two grid cells at a higher level of resolution are combined and stored in a grid cell at a lower level of resolution.