Method for Blindness Estimation for Sensors on a Motor Vehicle

autonomous-driving
A generic sensor-fusion-based approach for detecting partial blindness across multiple sensor types and technologies, requiring minimal per-sensor tuning.
Authors

Luca Parolini

Dorin Aiteanu

Daniel Ortiz

Shirin Malekjani

Daniel Meissner

Published year

2026

Inventors
Luca Parolini, Dorin Aiteanu, Daniel Ortiz, Shirin Malekjani, Daniel Meissner
Patent no.
DE102026113645.1
Assignee
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

Abstract

The invention proposes a generic approach for detecting partial blindness of one or multiple sensors, independently of their specific technology or properties. By relying on the output of sensor fusion rather than sensor-specific signals, the solution requires minimal tuning, reducing costs of development and testing. The approach can be applied to a variety of sensor technologies without the need for extensive and detailed tuning campaigns.

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DE Application DE102026113645.1 2026-01-04