Patent ID: 11938944
Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  H

Claim 14:
15. A non-transitory computer-readable data carrier on which is stored program code for determining a wading situation of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle includes a first measuring device configured to determine distances to a water surface including at least two distance sensors, a first distance sensor of the distance sensors being configured to be situated laterally with regard to a first side of the vehicle and a second distance sensor of the distance sensors being configured to be situated laterally with regard to a second side of the vehicle, the second side being opposite to the first side, and the vehicle including a second measuring device for determining an instantaneous pitch angle of the vehicle, the program code, when executed by a computer, causing the computer to perform the following steps:
measuring a first distance to a water surface using the first distance sensor;
measuring a second distance to the water surface using the second distance sensor;
determining an instantaneous water surface plane as a function of the measured first distance, the measured second distance, and the instantaneous pitch angle of the vehicle; and, indicating the instantaneous water surface plane in relation to the vehicle using a display unit of the vehicle,
wherein particular assigned wading limits are provided for a plurality of specific positions at the vehicle, and the method further comprising:
determined, for each of the specific positions, whether the assigned wading limit is above or below the instantaneous water surface plane, and wherein the specific positions of the vehicle include positions having air inlets.