OBJECT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM WITH FLAT CARRIER MEDIUM FOR ARRANGING ON A DEVICE

An object recognition system includes a two-dimensional carrier medium which can be disposed on a component in a vehicle interior. The carrier medium is configured as a light guide, and a coupling-in region and a coupling-out region are disposed on the carrier medium. Light from a surrounding area is coupled into the carrier medium via the coupling-in region, is transmitted to the coupling-out region by internal reflection, and is coupled out of the carrier medium. The object recognition system further includes an image capturing device to capture the light that is coupled out and provides the light coupled out of the carrier medium in a form of image data. The object recognition system further includes an evaluation device to capture an object in the surrounding area based on the image data, to recognize the object based on an object recognition criterion, and to provide object data describing the object.