Method for verifying the plausibility of the distance between an ego-vehicle and an object, as provided by a vehicle assistance system

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for checking the plausibility of the distance (d3) between an ego-vehicle (1) and an object (6) provided by a vehicle assistance system (4) by evaluating images taken by a camera (2) in the ego-vehicle (2) while driving in a lane (F), wherein the method comprises the following measures: a) recognizing repeating image elements (3a, 3b) in an image taken by the camera (2), b) determining the respective distance (d1, d2) to the image elements (3a, 3b) by means of image analysis, c) calculating a confidence histogram (H) from the distances determined in measure b), d) checking the plausibility of the distance (d3) provided by the vehicle assistance system (6) by means of the confidence histogram H.

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