IP Library Granted Patent US 12663814
Granted Patent B2
US 12663814 · App. 18/781,647 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Method for monitoring a driving maneuver, test device, computer program and medium

Inventors: Elena Lazaridis (Cologne, DE); Paul Jamnicki (Bonn, DE)
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Patent No.
US 12663814
App. No.
18/781,647
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a method for monitoring a driving maneuver of a motor vehicle from a motor vehicle start position to a motor vehicle end position, comprising the steps of: a) providing the motor vehicle; b) providing a drone comprising a camera and a laser and/or the projector; c) raising the drone; f) projecting a marker onto the motor vehicle and/or onto the surroundings of the motor vehicle during the driving maneuver by means of the laser and/or the projector; g) recording a video sequence of the motor vehicle and the marker from above by means of the camera during the driving maneuver, wherein the video sequence optionally shows a nearby object. The invention also relates to a test device, a computer program and a computer-readable medium.

Claims (33)

1 . A method for monitoring a driving maneuver of a motor vehicle performed from a motor vehicle start position to a motor vehicle end position, comprising the steps of:

providing a drone comprising a camera and at least one of a laser or a projector;

raising the drone;

projecting a marker onto at least one of the motor vehicle or onto a surroundings of the motor vehicle during the driving maneuver using at least one of the laser or the projector; and

recording a video sequence of the motor vehicle and the marker from above by the camera during the driving maneuver, wherein the video sequence shows a nearby object, and wherein the marker provides a visual reference for the driving maneuver in the recorded video sequence;

transmitting motor vehicle data from the motor vehicle to the drone, wherein the transmitted motor vehicle data comprises data on a route planned by the motor vehicle, which is to be traveled by the motor vehicle during the driving maneuver, and the marker indicates the planned route.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the driving maneuver is a driving maneuver carried out at least partially autonomously by the motor vehicle.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:

projecting a preparation marker by using at least one of the laser or the projector before the driving maneuver is carried out.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the motor vehicle data comprises data on a motor vehicle position planned by the motor vehicle, which is to be adopted by the motor vehicle during the driving maneuver, and the marker indicates the planned motor vehicle position.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the motor vehicle data comprises data on a motor vehicle orientation planned by the motor vehicle, which is to be adopted by the motor vehicle during the driving maneuver, and the marker indicates the planned motor vehicle orientation.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the motor vehicle data comprises data on a position of the nearby object, which is detected by the motor vehicle during the driving maneuver, and the marker indicates the position of the nearby object.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising the step of:

moving the drone to a predetermined drone position before the driving maneuver.

8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the predetermined drone position is arranged above the motor vehicle start position, above a planned motor vehicle start position or above a planned motor vehicle end position.

9 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the predetermined drone position is determined by a position of the nearby object that is detected by the camera, or by an identifier, different from the marker, that is detected by the camera.

10 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the drone is repositioned together with the motor vehicle during the driving maneuver so the drone is arranged above the motor vehicle during the driving maneuver.

11 . A drone for monitoring a driving maneuver of a motor vehicle performed from a motor vehicle start position to a motor vehicle end position, comprising:

a camera;

at least one of a laser or a projector; and

a computer that performs the steps of:

raise the drone;

receiving motor vehicle data from the motor vehicle, wherein the motor vehicle data comprises data on a route planned by the motor vehicle, which is to be traveled by the motor vehicle during the driving maneuver;

project a marker onto at least one of the motor vehicle or onto a surroundings of the motor vehicle during the driving maneuver using at least one of the laser or the projector, wherein the marker indicates the planned route; and

record a video sequence of the motor vehicle and the marker from above by the camera during the driving maneuver, wherein the video sequence shows a nearby object, and wherein the marker provides a visual reference for the driving maneuver in the recorded video sequence.

12 . The drone of claim 11 , wherein the driving maneuver is a driving maneuver carried out at least partially autonomously by the motor vehicle.

13 . The drone of claim 11 , wherein the computer further performs the steps of:

projecting a preparation marker by using at least one of the laser or the projector before the driving maneuver is carried out.

14 . The drone of claim 11 , wherein the motor vehicle data comprises data on a position of the nearby object, which is detected by the motor vehicle during the driving maneuver, and the marker indicates the position of the nearby object.

15 . The drone of claim 11 , wherein the computer further performs the steps of:

moving the drone to a predetermined drone position before the driving maneuver.

16 . The drone of claim 15 , wherein the predetermined drone position is arranged above the motor vehicle start position, above a planned motor vehicle start position or above a planned motor vehicle end position.

17 . The drone of claim 15 , wherein the predetermined drone position is determined by a position of the nearby object that is detected by the camera, or by an identifier, different from the marker, that is detected by the camera.