Method for assisting a user of an assistance system, assistance system and vehicle comprising such a system

A method for assisting a user of an assistance system including at least one sensor to sense an environment of a vehicle, a processor, and a display mounted on the vehicle to display representations of one or more objects in the environment of the display, comprising the following method steps:

• obtaining, from the at least one sensor, information on an environment of the display including a lane on which the vehicle is driving;
• determining, by the processor, presence of objects in the environment;
• displaying, on the display, a representation of the environment including the vehicle, the lane, and the objects determined, by the processor, in the environment, wherein real-world positions of the vehicle, the objects, and the lane are converted into a coordinate system of the display;
• determining, by the processor, for at least one of the objects represented in the representation of the environment, a starting point for an indicator line from a direction of the at least one object relative to the display,
• wherein the processor determines the starting point by calculating, as the starting point, a point of intersection between an outer edge of the display and a surface area, and
• wherein the surface area extends from a vertical axis y through a reference point of the display and includes a direction vector pointing from the reference point to a center of the at least one object for which the indicator line is to be displayed;
• and
• displaying, on the display, the indicator line connecting the starting point with the displayed representation of the at least one object,
• wherein for at least one determined and displayed object an indicator bar including the starting point is displayed along the outer edge of the display,
• wherein the indicator bar extends from an intersection point of the edge of the display and a first boundary surface area to an intersection point of the edge of the display and a second boundary surface area, and
• wherein the first boundary surface area extends from the vertical axis y through the reference point and includes a left direction vector pointing from the reference point towards a first outermost perceivable boundary of the determined object in the horizontal direction and the second boundary surface area extends from the vertical axis through the reference point and includes a direction vector pointing from the reference point towards an opposite, second outermost perceivable boundary of the determined object in the horizontal direction.