METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING AN AUTOMATED VEHICLE

Abstract

A method and a device for operating an automated vehicle. The method includes a step of determining a rough position, a step of detecting an operating state of the automated vehicle, a step of checking whether it is possible, proceeding from the rough position, to determine a precise position as a function of the operating state, a step of determining the precise position when it is possible to determine the precise position, or a step of providing a signal, which represents a non-determination of the precise position, when it is not possible to determine the precise position, and a step of operating the vehicle as a function of the precise position or as a function of the signal.

Claims

1-8. (canceled)

9. A method for operating an automated vehicle, comprising: determining a rough position; detecting an operating state of the automated vehicle; checking whether it is possible, proceeding from the rough position, to determine a precise position as a function of the operating state; and determining the precise position when it is possible to determine the precise position, or providing a signal, which represents a non-determination of the precise position, when it is not possible to determine the precise position; and operating the vehicle, as a function of the precise position or as a function of the signal.

10. The method as recited in claim 9, wherein the determination of the rough position takes place using a surroundings sensor system and/or using a positioning system.

11. The method as recited in claim 9, wherein the determination of the rough position takes place relative to a first map.

12. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein the operating state encompasses a predefined safety requirement, the checking as to whether it is possible to determine a precise position taking place as a function of the predefined safety requirement.

13. The method as recited in claim 9, wherein the determination of the precise position takes place using a second map, the second map being selected as a function of the rough position and/or as a function of the operating state.

14. A device configured to operate an automated vehicle, the device configured to: determine a rough position; detect an operating state of the automated vehicle; check whether it is possible, proceeding from the rough position, to determine a precise position as a function of the operating state; and determine the precise position when it is possible to determine the precise position, or provide a signal, which represents a non-determination of the precise position, when it is not possible to determine the precise position; and operate the vehicle, as a function of the precise position or as a function of the signal.

15. A non-transitory machine-readable memory medium on which is stored a computer program for operating an automated vehicle, the computer program, when executed by a computer, causing the computer to perform the following steps: determining a rough position; detecting an operating state of the automated vehicle; checking whether it is possible, proceeding from the rough position, to determine a precise position as a function of the operating state; and determining the precise position when it is possible to determine the precise position, or providing a signal, which represents a non-determination of the precise position, when it is not possible to determine the precise position; and operating the vehicle, as a function of the precise position or as a function of the signal.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0027] Exemplary embodiments of the present invention are shown in the figure and are described in greater detail in the following description.

[0028] FIG. 1 shows one exemplary embodiment of the method according to the present invention for operating a vehicle in the form of a flowchart.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EXAMPLE EMBODIMENTS

[0029] FIG. 1 shows one exemplary embodiment of a method 300 for operating 340 an automated vehicle.

[0030] In step 301, method 300 starts.

[0031] In step 310, a rough position is determined.

[0032] In step 320, an operating state of the automated vehicle is detected.

[0033] In step 330, it is checked whether, proceeding from the rough position, it is possible to determine a precise position as a function of the operating state. Thereafter, step 332 follows when it is possible to determine the precise position, or step 334 follows when it is not possible to determine the precise position.

[0034] In step 332, the precise position is determined.

[0035] In step 334, a signal, which represents a non-determination of the precise position, is provided.

[0036] In step 340, the vehicle is operated as a function of the precise position or as a function of the signal.

[0037] In step 350, method 300 ends.