Method for detecting a parking area on a road section
A method for detecting a parking area on at least one road section includes providing a usable width of the road section. The usable width represents a passable width of the road section between parking vehicles. The method further includes travelling on the road section using a detector vehicle and detecting lateral distances from objects with a detector device arranged in the detector vehicle. The method also includes comparing the detected lateral distances with the usable width, and detecting the parking area based on the comparison.
1. A method for detecting a parking area on at least one road section, comprising:
identifying a usable width of the road section, the usable width representing a drivable width of the road section between parked vehicles;
traveling the road section with a detection vehicle; and
determining lateral distances from objects with a determination device arranged in the detection vehicle;
comparing the determined lateral distances to the usable width; and
detecting the parking area based on the comparison.
2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
determining that the determined lateral distances deviate from the usable width in a defined manner; and
discarding an apparent parking area which is detected due to a vehicle which is parked in a second row of the road section.
3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
determining that the determined lateral distances deviate from the usable width in a defined manner; and
discarding an apparent parking area which is detected due to a vehicle in oncoming traffic.
4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a maximum usable width of the road section has the following value: 2×maximum range of the determination device+width of the detection vehicle.
5. The method as claimed in claim 4 , further comprising:
determining that a range of the determination device does not cover the entire usable width;
detecting a position of the vehicle; and
comparing the detected position to the determined lateral distances.
6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
detecting objects from the determined distance values.
7. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
carrying out the method at least partially locally in the detection vehicle and/or at least partially on a server device.
8. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
carrying out the method in real time during a journey along the road section, or subsequently to the journey along the road section, in an evaluation phase.
9. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a computer program product includes a program code configured to carry out the method, if the program code is stored on a computer-readable data carrier or runs on a determination device.
10. A device for detecting a parking area on at least one road section, comprising:
a detection vehicle having a determination device configured to determine lateral distances,
wherein a usable width of the road section is known to the device, and
wherein the determination device is configured to detect a parking area from a comparison of the determined lateral distances to the usable width.
11. The device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the detection vehicle includes a communication device configured to transmit data of the determination device to a server device.
12. The device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the determination device includes an ultrasonic sensor or a radar sensor.