Method and device for maneuvering a motor vehicle out of a parking space

Abstract

A method and a device for maneuvering a motor vehicle out of a parking space, in the case of which neither the size nor the clearance of obstacles is known. By means of sensors mounted on the motor vehicle, the clearance between the motor vehicle and surrounding obstacles and the position and steering angle of the motor vehicle are determined, and continuously updated. On the basis of this data, an up-to-date, local map of the surroundings is placed in a computer module. A polyline is used to connect the detected obstacles to form a barrier. From this data, a model of the surroundings is produced, with which a driving strategy for maneuvering the motor vehicle out of the parking space is determined. Driving-direction pointers indicate the appropriate driving direction to the driver of the motor vehicle.

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