Method and device for visualizing the surroundings of a vehicle
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Nov 28, 2012
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A method for visualizing the surroundings of a vehicle, including the following steps: determining and storing an instantaneous distance between the vehicle and present obstacles in the surroundings of the vehicle with the aid of at least one sensor; determining and storing a present position of the vehicle; calculating an at least two-dimensional model of the surroundings from the stored data; calculating a virtual view of the model of the surroundings from a selected virtual observer position; recording a video depiction of at least a portion of the surroundings with the aid of at least one video camera and integrating the video depiction into the virtual view; and outputting the virtual view together with the integrated video depiction to a driver of the vehicle.
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ROBERT BOSCH GMBH | POSTFACH 30 02 20 STUTTGART 70442 |
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Heckel, Joerg | Rutesheim, DE | 7 | 122 |
# of filed Patents : 7 Total Citations : 122 | |||
Marberger, Claus | Weil der Stadt, DE | 5 | 69 |
# of filed Patents : 5 Total Citations : 69 | |||
Mielenz, Holger | Ostfildern, DE | 90 | 638 |
# of filed Patents : 90 Total Citations : 638 |
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