Patent ID: 11333766

Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for assisting a driver of a vehicle/trailer combination (1) formed by a towing vehicle (2) and a trailer (3) during maneuvering with the vehicle/trailer combination (1), wherein lidar sensor data of a lidar sensor device (6) of the towing vehicle (2) are received from an environmental region (5) of the vehicle/trailer combination (1), detection points (9) corresponding to the trailer (3) are identified in the lidar sensor data and a blind spot region (8) for the trailer (3) is defined as a function of the detection points (9) corresponding to the trailer (3), wherein a kinematic model (17) describing the trailer (3) is preset, at least one model sub-region at least partially overlapping the kinematic model (17) is determined, the detection points (9) located within the model sub-region are classified as detection points (9) corresponding to the trailer (3), the kinematic model (17) of the trailer (3) is updated based on the detection points (9) corresponding with the trailer (3) and the blind spot region (8) for the trailer (3) is updated in dependence on the updated kinematic model (17) of the trailer (3). The invention moreover relates to a blind spot system (4) as well as to a vehicle/trailer combination (1).