Position-dependent representation of vehicle environment data on a mobile unit
AssigneeZF Friedrichshafen AG
InventorsMichael Burkhart, Thomas Rösch
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Abstract
The present disclosure, in one aspect, provides a method for monitoring a vehicle environment. The method may include determining environmental data of a vehicle with an environmental sensor system, transmitting the environmental data to a mobile unit, determining a local position of the mobile unit with respect to the vehicle, and selecting a subset of the environmental data based on the local position of the mobile unit and depicting the subset of the environmental data on the mobile unit.
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A method for monitoring a vehicle environment and controlling a movement of the vehicle, the method comprising:
- determining environmental data of a vehicle with an environmental sensor system;
- transmitting the environmental data to a mobile unit;
- determining a local position of the mobile unit with respect to the vehicle;
- selecting a subset of the environmental data based on the local position of the mobile unit when the mobile unit is outside the vehicle and depicting the subset of the environmental data on the mobile unit, the subset of the environmental data including an image of a non-visible area from the perspective of the mobile unit based on the location of the mobile unit relative to the vehicle, the non-visible area being an area that is on an opposite side of the vehicle relative to the mobile unit;
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- transmitting a signal to the vehicle from the mobile unit, wherein the signal controls the movement of the vehicle,
- wherein the mobile unit is configured to control the vehicle remotely from an external location with respect to the vehicle, and
- wherein a different subset of the environmental data is selected such that the non-visible area displayed on the mobile unit is updated when the vehicle is stopped and when the mobile unit moves relative to the vehicle.
A driving assistance system for monitoring a vehicle environment, the driving assistance system comprising:
- a mobile unit configured to control a movement of the vehicle remotely from an external location with respect to the vehicle;
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- an environmental sensor system for determining environmental data of the vehicle and transfer the environmental data to the mobile unit,
- wherein the mobile unit is configured to depict a subset of the environmental data when the mobile unit is outside the vehicle, the subset of the environmental data including an image of a non-visible area from the perspective of the mobile unit based on the location of the mobile unit relative to the vehicle, the non-visible area being an area that is on an opposite side of the vehicle relative to the mobile unit,
- wherein the subset of the environmental data is based on a local position of the mobile unit with respect to the vehicle, and
- wherein a different subset of the environmental data is selected such that the non-visible area displayed on the mobile unit is updated when the vehicle is stopped and when the mobile unit moves relative to the vehicle.
A mobile unit for monitoring a vehicle environment, the mobile unit comprising a display,
- wherein the mobile unit is configured to receive environmental data from an environmental sensor system,
- wherein the mobile unit is configured to depict a subset of the environmental data on the display, where the subset of the environmental data is determined based on a local position of the mobile unit with respect to a vehicle when the mobile unit is at an external location with respect to the vehicle, and wherein a different subset of the environmental data is depicted on the display when the vehicle is stopped and when the mobile unit moves relative to the vehicle, and
- wherein the mobile unit is configured to control the vehicle remotely from the external location with respect to the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.