Reversing Assistance Device and Method for Assisting a Vehicle During Reversing Operation

A reversing assistance device for a vehicle, comprising:

• a radar unit mounted on a rear of the vehicle, configured to provide distance information to an object that is fully or partially behind the vehicle when approaching the object under an approaching angle, and
• an evaluation unit configured to provide a reversing support function by:
• obtaining from the radar unit the distance information to the object;
• determining, based on the distance information, a shortest longitudinal distance between a corner of the rear of the vehicle and the object along a reversing direction of the vehicle;
• and
• modifying the distance information to compensate for the approaching angle based on the shortest longitudinal distance.

A method for assisting a vehicle while reversing, the vehicle comprising a radar unit mounted on a rear of the vehicle and configured to provide distance information when approaching the object which is fully or partially behind the vehicle under an approaching angle, wherein the method comprises:

• obtaining distance information to the object from the radar unit;
• determining, based on the distance information, the shortest longitudinal distance between a corner of the rear of the vehicle and the object along the reversing direction of the vehicle while approaching the object;
• and
• modifying distance information, based on the shortest longitudinal distance, to compensate for the approaching angle.