Vertical alignment of a lidar sensor
AssigneeContinental Automotive GmbH
InventorsJochen Bauer, Ludwig Ertl
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Abstract
An analysis unit for a driver assistance system for a vehicle includes an input for receiving image information which is captured by a camera, a calculating device for using image information to calculate a variable which describes an angle of inclination of the vehicle, a determining device for using the variable to determine an output signal, wherein the output signal relates to a vertical orientation of electromagnetic radiation which is to be emitted by a transmitter unit, and an output for outputting the output signal. A driver assistance system, a computer program product and a method for operating a driver assistance system, are also provided.
Claims12
An analysis unit for a driver assistance system for a vehicle having a camera and a transmitter unit, the analysis unit comprising:
- an input for receiving image information captured by the camera;
- a calculating device for calculating at least one variable with reference to another vehicle represented in the image information, the variable describing an angle of inclination of the vehicle;
- a determining device for determining an output signal with reference to the at least one variable, the output signal relating to a vertical alignment of electromagnetic radiation to be emitted by the transmitter unit;
- and
- an output for outputting the output signal.
A computer program stored on a computer-readable medium for a driver assistance system for a vehicle, the computer program executable to perform the following steps:
- calculating at least one variable with reference to another vehicle represented in image information, the variable describing an angle of inclination of the vehicle;
- determining an output signal with reference to the at least one variable, the output signal relating to a vertical alignment of electromagnetic radiation to be emitted by a transmitter unit;
- and
- outputting the output signal.
A method for operating a driver assistance system for a vehicle, the method comprising the following steps:
- receiving image information recorded by a camera;
- calculating at least one variable describing an angle of inclination of the vehicle with reference to another vehicle represented in the image information;
- and
- determining an output signal with reference to the at least one variable, the output signal relating to a vertical alignment of electromagnetic radiation to be emitted by a transmitter unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.