Control system and method for determining an irregularity of a road surface
First Claim
1. A control system, which is adapted for application in an own vehicle and intended to detect vehicles driving in front on the basis of environmental data which are obtained from at least one environmental sensor (110) disposed on the own vehicle, wherein the at least one environmental sensor (110) is adapted to provide an electronic controller (200) of the control system with the environmental data (210, 215) which reflect the area (115) in front of the own vehicle, and wherein the control system is at least adapted and intendedto detect another vehicle (alter) participating in traffic in front of the own vehicle (ego) by means of the at least one environmental sensor (110) during a predetermined time period or continuously,to calculate a vertical position change of the other vehicle (alter), andif a vertical position change of the other vehicle (alter) is recognised, to output a signal (255), which is suitable to warn a driver of the own vehicle (ego) of a vertical irregularity in the road surface, and/or to adjust a speed and/or vehicle setting of the own vehicle (ego) in response to the vertical irregularity in the road surface.
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Abstract
Control system, which is adapted for application in a vehicle and intended to recognize vehicles driving in front on the basis of environmental data which are obtained from at least one environmental sensor (110) disposed on the vehicle. The at least one environmental sensor (110) is adapted to provide an electronic controller (200) of the control system with the environmental data which reflect the area (115) in front of the vehicle. The control system is at least adapted and intended to detect another vehicle (alter) participating in traffic in front of the own vehicle (ego) with the at least one environmental sensor (110) during a predetermined time period or continuously and to recognize a position change of the other vehicle (alter). If a position change of the other vehicle (alter) is recognized, a signal (255) is output, which is suitable to warn a driver of the own vehicle (ego) of an irregularity in the road surface and/or to adjust a speed and/or a vehicle setting of the own vehicle (ego).
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15 Claims
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1. A control system, which is adapted for application in an own vehicle and intended to detect vehicles driving in front on the basis of environmental data which are obtained from at least one environmental sensor (110) disposed on the own vehicle, wherein the at least one environmental sensor (110) is adapted to provide an electronic controller (200) of the control system with the environmental data (210, 215) which reflect the area (115) in front of the own vehicle, and wherein the control system is at least adapted and intended
to detect another vehicle (alter) participating in traffic in front of the own vehicle (ego) by means of the at least one environmental sensor (110) during a predetermined time period or continuously, to calculate a vertical position change of the other vehicle (alter), and if a vertical position change of the other vehicle (alter) is recognised, to output a signal (255), which is suitable to warn a driver of the own vehicle (ego) of a vertical irregularity in the road surface, and/or to adjust a speed and/or vehicle setting of the own vehicle (ego) in response to the vertical irregularity in the road surface.
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8. A control method, which in an own vehicle recognises vehicles driving in front based on environmental data obtained from at least one environmental sensor (110) disposed on the own vehicle, with the steps of:
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providing an electronic controller (200) in the own vehicle (ego) by means of the at least one environmental sensor (110) with environmental data reflecting the area (115) in front of the own vehicle, detecting another vehicle (alter) participating in traffic in front of the own vehicle (ego) with the at least one environmental sensor (110) during a predetermined time period or continuously, calculating a vertical position change of the other vehicle (alter), and if a vertical position change of the other vehicle (alter) is recognised, outputting a signal (255), which is suitable to warn a driver of the own vehicle (ego) of a vertical irregularity in the road surface, and/or adjusting a speed and/or a vehicle setting of the own vehicle (ego) in response to the vertical irregularity in the road surface. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A control method for detecting other vehicles driving in front of an own vehicle on a road surface, comprising:
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capturing environmental data at first and second times each reflecting an area in front of the own vehicle and including a vertical position of the other vehicle; and calculating a vertical position change of the other vehicle based on comparing captured environmental data from the first and second times; and warning a driver of the own vehicle of a vertical irregularity in the road surface in response to the calculated vertical position change. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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