SENSOR SYSTEM FOR RECOGNIZING PROTRUDING OR EXPOSED OBJECTS IN THE SURROUNDINGS OF A VEHICLE

摘要

A sensor system for a vehicle for recognizing adjacent vehicles, situated in an adjacent lane, with protruding or exposed objects, is described which includes a first lateral LIDAR sensor. The first lateral LIDAR sensor is tilted about a first transverse axis with respect to the horizontal, so that the first detection range, with its front portion in the travel direction, detects a first upper spatial area laterally ahead of the vehicle, at a height above the installed position of the first lateral LIDAR sensor. The second lateral LIDAR sensor is tilted opposite to the tilt direction of the first LIDAR sensor about a second transverse axis with respect to the horizontal, so that the second detection range, with its rear portion in the travel direction, detects a second upper spatial area laterally behind the vehicle, at a height above the installed position of the second LIDAR sensor.

主权项

1. A sensor system for a vehicle for recognizing adjacent vehicles situated in an adjacent lane with protruding or exposed objects, the system comprising:
a first lateral LIDAR sensor situated on a first side of the vehicle, the first lateral LIDAR sensor having a first detection range which covers first lateral surroundings of the vehicle; a second lateral LIDAR sensor situated on the first side of the vehicle, the second lateral LIDAR sensor having a second detection range which covers second lateral surroundings of the vehicle; and a control device for evaluating signals of the first and second lateral LIDAR sensors, the first lateral LIDAR sensor being tilted about a first transverse axis with respect to the horizontal, so that the first detection range, with its front portion in a travel direction of the vehicle, detects a first upper spatial area laterally ahead of the vehicle, at a predefined height above an installed position of the first lateral LIDAR sensor, and the second lateral LIDAR sensor being tilted opposite to the tilt direction of the first LIDAR sensor about a second transverse axis with respect to the horizontal, so that the second detection range, with a rear portion in the travel direction, detects a second upper spatial area laterally behind the vehicle, at a predefined height above the installed position of the second LIDAR sensor.