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US 8,577,596 · App. 12/677,590 · Granted Nov 5, 2013

Establishing quality parameters of a digital map

Inventors: Ulrich Stählin (Eschborn, DE); Thomas Raste (Oberursel, DE); Andreas Kircher (Darmstadt, DE)
Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
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Patent No.
US 8,577,596
App. No.
12/677,590
Granted
Nov 5, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A device and method for the establishment of quality parameters of a digital map. A currently determined position of the vehicle and a measured value of an attribute of this position is used to calculate a quality parameter which serves as additional information for the data of the digital map. A driver assistance system constitutes an improved aid for a driver of a vehicle, since, in addition to the data of the digital map, the driver assistance system uses the feedback information of the quality parameter.

Claims (62)

1. A method for establishing quality parameters for a digital map, the method having the steps:

detecting a position of a vehicle;

detecting a current measured value of an attribute of the position;

extracting a stored value of the attribute of the position of the vehicle from the digital map;

transmitting the measured value and the extracted stored value as a value pair to an evaluation unit; and

generating, with the evaluation unit, a quality parameter of the attribute of the position on the basis of the value pair; and.

evaluating, by a driver assistance system located in the vehicle, an information item of the digital map by comparing the quality parameter to a quality limiting value;

wherein the driver assistance system located in the vehicle:

uses the information item for controlling the vehicle when the comparison indicates that the quality parameter is greater than the quality limiting value, and

does not use the information item for controlling the vehicle when the comparison indicates that the quality parameter is less than or equal to the quality limiting value.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the evaluation unit is a central evaluation unit.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising

storing the quality parameter as additional information for the digital map.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising

operating a driver assistance system of the vehicle on the basis of the digital map in combination with the quality parameter.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the stored value is extracted by means of a map matching algorithm.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising

generating additional value pairs of the attribute of the position by additional vehicles;

transmitting the additional value pairs of the attribute of the position to the evaluation unit by the additional vehicles;

wherein generating the quality parameter is based on the respective values of the further value pairs.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising

adapting an already generated and stored quality parameter on the basis of a number of additionally transmitted value pairs or on the basis of an upward transgression of a predefined first limiting value of a difference between values of an additionally transmitted value pair.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising

collecting longitudinal-dynamics operating instructions at longitudinal-dynamics actuators in a vehicle by a collecting unit of a control system;

generating new, central operating instructions for the longitudinal-dynamics actuators by a computing unit of the control system.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8 , further comprising

combining various environmental data of the vehicle by means of a combination module to form a representation of the environment; and

wherein the generating new, central operating instructions is based on the representation of the environment in a predictive fashion.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9 ,

wherein the environmental data is selected from the group comprising: measurement data of the measuring unit of the vehicle, statistical information of a digital map, dynamic information of a digital map, information from a communication of the vehicle with another vehicle, and information from a communication of the vehicle with an infrastructure element.

11. A driver assistance system located in a vehicle, including:

a processor located in the vehicle:

detecting a position of a vehicle,

detecting a current measured value of an attribute of the position, and

extracting a stored value of the attribute of the position of the vehicle from the digital map; and

a transmitter transmitting the measured value and the extracted stored value as a value pair to an evaluation unit, the evaluation unit generating a quality parameter of the attribute of the position on the basis of the value pair;

wherein the processor of the driver assistance system evaluates an information item of the digital map by comparing the quality parameter to a quality limiting value, and the driver assistance system located in the vehicle:

uses the information item for controlling the vehicle when the comparison indicates that the quality parameter is greater than the quality limiting value, and

does not use the information item for controlling the vehicle when the comparison indicates that the quality parameter is less than or equal to the quality limiting value

12. A vehicle having a driver assistance system as claimed in claim 11 .

13. A device for establishing quality parameters of a digital map in a vehicle, wherein the device comprises:

a position-determining unit configured to detect a position of the vehicle;

a measuring unit configured to detect a measured value of an attribute of the position;

a computing unit configured to extract a stored value of the attribute of the position of the vehicle from the digital map; and

a driver assistance system located in the vehicle;

wherein the measured value and the extracted value serve to calculate a quality parameter;

wherein the driver assistance system located in the vehicle evaluates and information item of the digital map by comparing the quality parameter to a quality limiting value; and

wherein the driver assistance system located in the vehicle:

uses the information item for controlling the vehicle when the comparison indicates that the quality parameter is greater than the quality limiting value, and

does not use the information item for controlling the vehicle when the comparison indicates that the quality parameter is less than or equal to the quality limiting value.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium on which a program element is stored, which program element, when executed on a processor, instructs the processor to carry out the following steps:

detect a position of a vehicle;

detect a current measured value of an attribute of the position;

extract a stored value of the attribute of the position of the vehicle from the digital map;

transmit the measured value and of the extracted value as a value pair to an evaluation unit; and

generate a quality parameter of the attribute of the position on the basis of the value pair by the evaluation unit;

evaluate, by a driver assistance system located in the vehicle, an information item of the digital map by comparing the quality parameter to a quality limiting value; and

wherein the driver assistance system located in the vehicle:

uses the information item for controlling the vehicle when the comparison indicates that the quality parameter is greater than the quality limiting value, and

does not use the information item for controlling the vehicle when the comparison indicates that the quality parameter is less than or equal to the quality limiting value.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 5, 2026
From: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
To: AUMOVIO GERMANY GMBH
Reel/Frame 076113/0632 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 27, 2024
From: CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO. OHG; CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
To: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
Reel/Frame 068794/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 11, 2010
From: STAHLIN, ULRICH, DR.; RASTE, THOMAS, DR.; KIRCHER, ANDREAS
To: CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO. OHG
Reel/Frame 024364/0067 →
Priority Claims (2)
DE 10 2007 043 824 · Sep 13, 2007 · national
DE 10 2008 046 683 · Sep 10, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
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