Classifications

• • G—PHYSICS
  • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
  • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
  • G01S13/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of radio waves, e.g. radar systems; Analogous systems using reflection or reradiation of waves whose nature or wavelength is irrelevant or unspecified
  • G01S13/87—Combinations of radar systems, e.g. primary radar and secondary radar
  • G01S13/874—Combination of several systems for attitude determination
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
  • B60R21/01—Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents
  • B60R21/013—Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents including means for detecting collisions, impending collisions or roll-over
  • B60R21/0134—Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents including means for detecting collisions, impending collisions or roll-over responsive to imminent contact with an obstacle, e.g. using radar systems
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
  • B62J—CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; AUXILIARY DEVICES OR ACCESSORIES SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS OR CYCLE PROTECTORS
  • B62J45/00—Electrical equipment arrangements specially adapted for use as accessories on cycles, not otherwise provided for
  • B62J45/40—Sensor arrangements; Mounting thereof
  • B62J45/41—Sensor arrangements; Mounting thereof characterised by the type of sensor
  • B62J45/415—Inclination sensors
  • B62J45/4151—Inclination sensors for sensing lateral inclination of the cycle
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
  • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
  • G01S13/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of radio waves, e.g. radar systems; Analogous systems using reflection or reradiation of waves whose nature or wavelength is irrelevant or unspecified
  • G01S13/86—Combinations of radar systems with non-radar systems, e.g. sonar, direction finder
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
  • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
  • G01S15/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of acoustic waves, e.g. sonar systems
  • G01S15/86—Combinations of sonar systems with lidar systems; Combinations of sonar systems with systems not using wave reflection
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
  • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
  • G01S15/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of acoustic waves, e.g. sonar systems
  • G01S15/87—Combinations of sonar systems
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
  • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
  • G01S17/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of electromagnetic waves other than radio waves, e.g. lidar systems
  • G01S17/86—Combinations of lidar systems with systems other than lidar, radar or sonar, e.g. with direction finders
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
  • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
  • G01S7/00—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00
  • G01S7/02—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S13/00
  • G01S7/40—Means for monitoring or calibrating
  • G01S7/4004—Means for monitoring or calibrating of parts of a radar system
  • G01S7/4026—Antenna boresight
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
  • B62J—CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; AUXILIARY DEVICES OR ACCESSORIES SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS OR CYCLE PROTECTORS
  • B62J50/00—Arrangements specially adapted for use on cycles not provided for in main groups B62J1/00 - B62J45/00
  • B62J50/20—Information-providing devices
  • B62J50/21—Information-providing devices intended to provide information to rider or passenger
  • B62J50/22—Information-providing devices intended to provide information to rider or passenger electronic, e.g. displays
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
  • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
  • G01S13/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of radio waves, e.g. radar systems; Analogous systems using reflection or reradiation of waves whose nature or wavelength is irrelevant or unspecified
  • G01S13/88—Radar or analogous systems specially adapted for specific applications
  • G01S13/93—Radar or analogous systems specially adapted for specific applications for anti-collision purposes
  • G01S13/931—Radar or analogous systems specially adapted for specific applications for anti-collision purposes of land vehicles
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
  • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
  • G01S15/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of acoustic waves, e.g. sonar systems
  • G01S15/88—Sonar systems specially adapted for specific applications
  • G01S15/93—Sonar systems specially adapted for specific applications for anti-collision purposes
  • G01S15/931—Sonar systems specially adapted for specific applications for anti-collision purposes of land vehicles
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
  • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
  • G01S17/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of electromagnetic waves other than radio waves, e.g. lidar systems
  • G01S17/88—Lidar systems specially adapted for specific applications
  • G01S17/93—Lidar systems specially adapted for specific applications for anti-collision purposes
  • G01S17/931—Lidar systems specially adapted for specific applications for anti-collision purposes of land vehicles
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
  • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
  • G01S13/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of radio waves, e.g. radar systems; Analogous systems using reflection or reradiation of waves whose nature or wavelength is irrelevant or unspecified
  • G01S13/88—Radar or analogous systems specially adapted for specific applications
  • G01S13/93—Radar or analogous systems specially adapted for specific applications for anti-collision purposes
  • G01S13/931—Radar or analogous systems specially adapted for specific applications for anti-collision purposes of land vehicles
  • G01S2013/9327—Sensor installation details
  • G01S2013/93274—Sensor installation details on the side of the vehicles
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
  • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
  • G01S7/00—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00
  • G01S7/02—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S13/00
  • G01S7/40—Means for monitoring or calibrating
  • G01S7/4004—Means for monitoring or calibrating of parts of a radar system
  • G01S7/4026—Antenna boresight
  • G01S7/4034—Antenna boresight in elevation, i.e. in the vertical plane

Definitions

• the invention relates to a device for a vehicle, in particular
• Motor vehicle with an environment sensor system having at least one environment sensor for non-contact detection of at least one environment area, with means for setting the environment to be detected area, and with a device for determining the surrounding area to be detected.
• the invention relates to a vehicle, in particular motor vehicle, with a corresponding device.
• the device thus comprises a device that the
• Cornering the environment sensor is aligned in the direction of the curve.
• the device according to the invention with the features of claim 1 has the advantage that an adjustment of the detected environment area is independent of a steering angle of the vehicle. This adjusts the surrounding area even when the vehicle is not cornering.
• the Device can thus be used meaningful for environment that are independent of a cornering lane.
• surrounding areas on a longitudinal side of a vehicle can be adjusted as a function of the lateral inclination of the vehicle, which is particularly advantageous for single-track vehicles.
• the device is advantageously providable in vehicles that have a variable or changeable body, in which, for example, the inclination of a body section with respect to a
• the device according to the invention is characterized in that the device has a position sensor which detects the inclination of the vehicle with respect to a vehicle background, and that the means to be detected
• the inclination of the vehicle can be detected in a simple manner, so that the means can readily determine the environment to be detected adapted to the inclination of the vehicle.
• the means have an actuator device which pivots the at least one surroundings sensor as a function of the inclination of the vehicle.
• the environment sensor is expediently stored in a corresponding holder which can be actuated by the actuator device.
• the actuator device has at least one, preferably a plurality of actuators, for example as
• the surrounding area detected by the surroundings sensor can be changed in a simple manner or adapted to the inclination of the vehicle.
• the means set the surrounding area in such a way that it detects the environment substantially as if the vehicle was not inclined to the vehicle ground.
• the environment sensor is thus designed such that it preferably always at least substantially parallel to the road surface detects the environment.
• the environment sensor system has at least two, preferably three environment sensors, which are arranged to detect superimposed surrounding areas.
• the environment sensors are arranged on a vehicle longitudinal side in such a way that they detect surrounding areas on the side of the vehicle.
• the superimposed surrounding areas are superimposed at a certain angle in such a way that they abut each other or in regions
• the environment sensors are expediently aligned at an angle to each other.
• the environment sensor system has at least two, preferably three environmental sensors, which are arranged to detect adjacent surrounding areas.
• the environmental sensors are correspondingly arranged such that they are adjacent or adjacent to one another
• the surrounding areas can overlap in regions or adjoin one another without overlapping or can also be spaced apart from one another.
• the environment sensors are also preferably oriented obliquely to one another in order to capture segment-shaped surrounding areas of an environment.
• the means preferably have a control unit which operates one or more of the environment sensors as a function of the inclination of the vehicle.
• the control unit activates the sensor which detects the desired surrounding area, or it controls the actuator device accordingly. This preferably controls
• Control unit several sensors at the same time.
• the control unit controls the plurality of sensors in such a way that together they detect an environment that can be varied as a function of the activation of the sensors.
• beamforming in particular with phase shift of a radar antenna array, a radiation angle of the
• Environment sensor or one more environment sensors having
• the Environment sensor group can be varied. If one or more environmental sensors are provided, they are preferably pivoted individually or jointly as an alternative to beamforming. In order to optimize the energy requirement, the control unit preferably controls only one of the sensors of the environmental sensor system or environmental sensor group depending on the angle of inclination. According to an advantageous development of the invention, it is provided that the at least one environment sensor is designed as a radar sensor, lidar sensor, ultrasound sensor or camera sensor or else as a so-called time-of-flight sensor. The individual types of sensor are known in principle, so it will not be discussed in more detail here. In connection with the advantageous device, they allow a robust environment detection.
• the position sensor is designed as an inertial sensor, gyro sensor and / or optical sensor, in particular a camera sensor.
• the detection of the inclination of the vehicle, in particular a certain inclination angle of the vehicle with respect to the road surface can be well determined using an inertial sensor or a gyroscope.
• the formation of the position sensor as an optical sensor facilitates the position detection, especially when the
• Road surface is not aligned horizontally, but for example represents a slope.
• the position sensor has a combination of said sensors, wherein in particular a combination of the camera sensor with the inertial sensor or the gyro sensor is advantageous.
• the vehicle according to the invention with the features of claim 8 is characterized by the device described above. It has the advantage that a robust and interference-free environment detection is ensured.
• the vehicle is distinguished by the design as a single-track vehicle, a tilt vehicle or as a vehicle provided with a variable body, in particular with a variable wheelbase.
• the vehicle preferably has the surroundings sensor system on at least one side of the vehicle, that is, on at least one vehicle longitudinal side and / or on a vehicle front and / or vehicle rear side.
• the surroundings sensor system on at least one side of the vehicle, that is, on at least one vehicle longitudinal side and / or on a vehicle front and / or vehicle rear side.
• Environment sensor group can be operated by a separate control unit or by a global control unit that is connected to all environment sensor groups.
• Figure 1 is a single-track vehicle with an advantageous device for
• FIG. 2 shows the single-track vehicle in a side-inclined condition
• FIG. 3 shows the single-track vehicle in the side-tilted state with adapted surrounding area of the device
• Figure 4 shows a tilting vehicle with the device in the inclined state
• Figures 5A and 5B show a vehicle with a variable body and with the
• Figure 1 shows a vehicle which is designed as Einspurhus 1 or as a motorcycle.
• the single-track vehicle 1 is in an equilibrium position in which it is perpendicular to a mobile ground 2.
• the motorcycle has a device 3, which is in particular part of a safety device of the single-track vehicle 1 and has an environment sensor 4 for non-contact detection of the environment of the motorcycle.
• the environment sensor system 4 has six environment sensors 5 to 10 which are connected to the
• Vehicle longitudinal sides of the motorcycle are arranged. Here are the
• the environment sensors 5 to 7 arranged on one side and the environment sensors 8 to 10 on the opposite vehicle longitudinal side.
• the environment sensors 5 to 10 can be embodied as radar sensors, lidar sensors, ultrasound sensors or else as optical sensors.
• the environment sensors 5 to 6 or 8 to 10 located on a vehicle longitudinal side each form an environment sensor group.
• Environment sensor group are aligned so obliquely to each other that their main axes are arranged at an angle of about 45 ° to each other, so that each of the environment sensors 5 to 7 or 8 to 10 respectively detected surrounding areas 1 1 to 13 or 14 to 16
• surrounding areas 1 1 to 13 and 14 to 16 adjoin one another.
• the environmental sensors 5 to 10 are designed in such a way that the respectively detected surrounding area 1 1 to 16 is substantially circular-segment-shaped.
• the device 3 has a position sensor 17 which detects the position of the one-track vehicle 1 with respect to the mobile ground 2.
• the position sensor 17 determines a tilt angle ⁇ of the one-track vehicle 1 to the mobile ground 2.
• the position sensor is designed for this purpose, for example, as an inertial sensor, gyro sensor or as an optical camera sensor.
• the device 3 has a control unit 18 which is connected to the position sensor 17 and the environment sensors 5 to 10
• the device 3 serves to increase the safety of the driver of the one-track vehicle 1, in particular by driving-supporting measures, such as
• the display of warning signals, or safety measures, such as a braking operation to initiate automatically in an emergency For example, the display of warning signals, or safety measures, such as a braking operation to initiate automatically in an emergency.
• the position sensor 17 always detects the position of the motorcycle or the mobile ground 2, wherein the control unit 18 depending on the detected inclination ⁇ , the environment sensors 5 to 10 drives. According to the present embodiment, it is provided that in the
• the environment sensors 6 and 9 are activated and insofar as the surrounding areas 12 and 15 detect, which are aligned substantially parallel to the vehicle base 2. If the single-track vehicle 1 tilts sideways, as shown by way of example in FIG. 2, for example because a curve is traversed, the environment sensors 6 and 9 also incline accordingly. As a result, the surrounding areas 12 and 15 are no longer parallel to the mobile ground 2 but are inclined to do so. In particular, the surroundings sensor 6 now largely comprises the vehicle ground 2, which leads to a fault value. Traversable objects are captured in the signal.
• control unit 18 controls the environment sensor 4 such that when falling below a predetermined inclination angle a, as shown in Figure 2, the environment sensors 5 and 10 are activated and the environment sensors 6 and 9 are disabled. The surrounding areas 1 1 and 16 thus detected are then again substantially parallel to the road surface 2, as shown in FIG.
• the inclination angle ⁇ is less than 90 ° in this case. Nevertheless, the device 3 ensures that the environment of the motorcycle is reliably detected. If the motorcycle is inclined in the opposite direction, so that the angle ⁇ is greater than 90 °, the control unit 18 preferably controls the surroundings sensor 4 in such a way that now only the sensors 7 and 8 are activated and thus the surrounding areas 13 and 14 are detected.
• the control unit 18 thus constitutes a means for adjusting the detected environment area, while the position sensor means for determining the to be detected
• Adjust environment sensor groups individually to the inclination angle of the vehicle 1. For this purpose, a phase shift of the respective
• Environment sensors 6 and 9 provide, which are pivotally mounted. through a corresponding actuator can then be the environment sensors 6 and 9 pivot in order to adjust the respectively detected environment area 12, 15 to the inclination of the vehicle 1.
• FIG. 4 shows another embodiment in which the vehicle is designed as a tilting vehicle 19. In this case, the vehicle is considered
• Two-track vehicle is formed, wherein the height level of the wheels can be changed on one side of the vehicle to those on the other side of the vehicle to "corner" the vehicle or to corner when cornering to increase the ride comfort 19 also has the device 3, wherein in this embodiment, an environment sensor group at the front or front of the
• Neige Vietnamese plants 19 is provided, the present three environment sensors 20, 21, 22, which are arranged side by side. If the control device 18 detects by means of the bearing sensor 17 that the tilting vehicle 19 is inclined with respect to the mobile ground 2, it controls the environmental sensors 20 to 22 by beamforming in such a way that the surrounding area covered by the environmental sensors 20 to 22 is displaced parallel to the surroundings mobile underground 2, as shown in Figure 4 by curved lines to lie. This avoids that the environment area detected by the environment sensors 20 to 22 is restricted by the vehicle background 2 or that the environment sensors 20 to 22 detect the vehicle background 2 and
• FIGS. 5A and 5B show a further exemplary embodiment of the device 3, this time as part of a vehicle 23 having a variable body 24.
• the body allows a change in the wheelbase, for which purpose a part 25 of the body 24 is inclined with respect to another part 26.
• 5A shows the vehicle 23 in an initial state
• FIG. 5B shows the vehicle 23 in a final state when the wheelbase has been shortened to a minimum, in each case in a simplified side view.
• the device 3 likewise has an environment sensor group which is arranged on the front side of the vehicle 25 and has at least two environment sensors 27, 28.
• the Environment sensor 27 is activated, which detects a first environment region 29 whose main axis is aligned parallel to the vehicle base 2.
• the environment sensor 28 is aligned or arranged on the body 25 such that when the vehicle 23 is in the final state, the environment area covered by the surroundings sensor 28 is aligned with its main axis parallel to the road surface 2.
• the control unit 18 changes between the environment sensors 27 and 28, so that in the final state of the environment sensor 28 at the initial state
• the Environment sensor 27 is activated.
• the inclination of the body part 25 can also be detected by means of the position sensor 17.
• the device 3 ensures the optimal design of the concluded processes and energy savings, since preferably only the relevant environmental sensor is activated / activated.
• the road surface or the road surface 2 itself is prevented from being detected, thereby preventing noise and increasing the robustness of the system. Since less irrelevant objects are detected, the total computing power required for evaluating the sensor signals is also reduced overall, so that the control unit 18 can be designed to be relatively inexpensive and simple.

Landscapes

• Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
• Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
• Remote Sensing (AREA)
• Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
• General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
• Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
• Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
• Electromagnetism (AREA)
• Radar Systems Or Details Thereof (AREA)
• Vehicle Body Suspensions (AREA)
• Operation Control Of Excavators (AREA)
• Traffic Control Systems (AREA)
• Toys (AREA)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Publications (1)

Family

ID=49553700

Family Applications (1)

Country Status (6)

Families Citing this family (29)

Citations (1)

Family Cites Families (17)

• 2012
  • 2012-11-20 DE DE102012221188.8A patent/DE102012221188B4/de active Active
• 2013
  • 2013-11-07 CN CN201380060458.XA patent/CN104797466B/zh active Active
  • 2013-11-07 EP EP13788979.6A patent/EP2922732A1/de not_active Withdrawn
  • 2013-11-07 WO PCT/EP2013/073273 patent/WO2014079697A1/de active Application Filing
  • 2013-11-07 US US14/443,771 patent/US9457753B2/en active Active
  • 2013-11-07 JP JP2015543379A patent/JP6092417B2/ja active Active

Patent Citations (1)

Also Published As

Similar Documents

Legal Events