Method for classifying objects

A system for classifying objects into object classes on the basis of information of at least one ultrasonic sensor of a vehicle, wherein the system has a computing unit which is configured to execute a method comprising:

• receiving multiple detections of at least one ultrasonic sensor of a vehicle, wherein an item of position information and an item of directional information are assigned to each detection, wherein the position information indicates a reflection location at which an ultrasonic signal of the at least one ultrasonic sensor was reflected and wherein the directional information indicates a direction along which the at least one ultrasonic signal propagates between the reflection location and the at least one ultrasonic sensor;
• forming clusters of detections on the basis of the received detections, wherein one cluster comprises multiple detections;
• calculating information on a statistical distribution of the position information and information on the statistical distribution of the directional information of the detections assigned to the respective cluster;
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• classifying the object into an object class on the basis of the information on the statistical distribution of the position information and on the statistical distribution of the directional information of the clusters.