Patent ID: 9720085
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: B60W,G01S,G08G

Claim:
1. A driver assistance method for a vehicle having a sensory system which includes at least one first distance-measuring sensor situated in the front area of the vehicle on one lateral side of the vehicle configured to detect an object in a first detection area on the one side of the vehicle and one second distance-measuring sensor located in the rear of the vehicle on the one lateral side to detect the object in a second detection area on the one side of the vehicle, the method comprising: (a) detecting the object on the one side with the aid of the first sensor, wherein the detection of the object includes measuring a distance to the object; (b) detecting the object on the one side with the aid of the second sensor, wherein the detection of the object includes measuring a distance to the object; (c) checking whether the object has left the detection area of the second sensor; and one of: (d1) discarding distance data measured by the first sensor and the second sensor if the object has left the detection area of the second sensor; or (d2) determining the position of the object from the distance data measured by the first sensor and the second sensor if the object has not left the detection area of the second sensor.