US 12,492,912 B2
Method for projecting at least one light pattern into a vehicle environment and vehicle having at least one projector
Hanno Weber, Kirchheim/Teck (DE)
Assigned to MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG, Stuttgart (DE)
Appl. No. 18/578,411
Filed by MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG, Stuttgart (DE)
PCT Filed Jun. 8, 2022, PCT No. PCT/EP2022/065539
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 11, 2024,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/285037, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 19, 2023.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2021 003 558.5 (DE), filed on Jul. 12, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0318973 A1, Sep. 26, 2024
Int. Cl. G01C 21/36 (2006.01); F21S 45/00 (2018.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); B60Q 1/16 (2006.01); B60R 1/12 (2006.01)
CPC G01C 21/365 (2013.01) [F21S 45/00 (2018.01); G01C 21/3423 (2013.01); B60Q 1/16 (2013.01); B60R 1/1207 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
projecting, at least one projector comprised by a vehicle, at least one light pattern into a vehicle environment with a fixed orientation; and
determining an opening angle of a door of the vehicle,
wherein the at least one light pattern comprises navigation instructions for continued navigation in a form of a route to be selected for reaching a navigation target, in order to point a person in a direction of the navigation target after parking the vehicle,
wherein the at least one projector is integrated into a wing mirror of a door of the vehicle, and
wherein an alignment of the at least one light pattern relative to the vehicle environment is adjusted to project into the vehicle environment with the fixed orientation based on the determined angle of opening of the door.