Patent ID: 11971720
Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A method for preventing a collision between an autonomous vehicle and a user in a movement range of the autonomous vehicle, the method comprising:
receiving planned paths comprising a time-dependent, planned path of the autonomous vehicle and a time-dependent, planned path of the user;
determining a time-dependent path network by a path network unit, wherein the time-dependent path network describes the planned paths;
determining collision information that describes an overlap of the planned paths in the time-dependent path network,
determining a safe zone for the user based on the collision information, wherein the safe zone describes an area in the movement range that is safe for the user with respect to a collision with the autonomous vehicle;
determining an unsafe zone for the user based on the collision information; wherein the unsafe zone describes an area in which there is a risk of the collision;
determining an increased attention zone between the safe zone and the unsafe zone based on the collision information; and
providing a display for the user on a floor by a display device, wherein the display on the floor depicts the safe zone, the unsafe zone, and the increased attention zone, wherein the safe zone, the unsafe zone, and the increased attention zone are differentiated by the display on the floor using different colors and/or patterns.