Method for assisting a motor vehicle driver when driving through a narrow passage and/or for maintaining a safe distance from a vehicle in front
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1. A method for assisting a driver of a motor vehicle when driving through a narrow passage, the method comprising the acts of:
- determining a drive path that is anticipated to be covered next by the motor vehicle;
projecting the anticipated drive path onto a road on which the vehicle is driving via a projection device arranged in the vehicle, wherein the projected anticipated drive path is visible to the driver and wherein a width of the projected anticipated drive path corresponds to an actual width of the motor vehicle, wherein a length of the anticipated drive path increases with an increasing speed of the motor vehicle; and
notifying the driver when a distance between a front vehicle and the projected anticipated drive path is below a predetermined value, and whether the vehicle can pass through a narrow passage ahead based on the projected anticipated drive path.
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A method for supporting a driver of a motor vehicle when driving the motor vehicle through a narrow passage. In order to provide a cost-effective method, the anticipated vehicle path to be covered next is displayed to the driver. The width of the vehicle path shown corresponds to the actual width of the vehicle. If the length of the vehicle path display is realized in a speed-dependent fashion, information regarding the distance from the preceding vehicle arises as a further advantage.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for assisting a driver of a motor vehicle when driving through a narrow passage, the method comprising the acts of:
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determining a drive path that is anticipated to be covered next by the motor vehicle; projecting the anticipated drive path onto a road on which the vehicle is driving via a projection device arranged in the vehicle, wherein the projected anticipated drive path is visible to the driver and wherein a width of the projected anticipated drive path corresponds to an actual width of the motor vehicle, wherein a length of the anticipated drive path increases with an increasing speed of the motor vehicle; and notifying the driver when a distance between a front vehicle and the projected anticipated drive path is below a predetermined value, and whether the vehicle can pass through a narrow passage ahead based on the projected anticipated drive path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16)
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15. A method for assisting a driver of a motor vehicle when driving through a narrow passage, the method comprising the acts of:
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determining a drive path that is anticipated to be covered next by the motor vehicle; displaying the anticipated drive path; projecting the anticipated drive path onto a road on which the vehicle is driving via a projection device arranged in the vehicle, wherein the projected anticipated drive path is visible to the driver and wherein a width of the projected anticipated drive path corresponds to an actual width of the motor vehicle; and notifying the driver when a distance between a front vehicle and the projected anticipated drive path is below a predetermined value, and whether the vehicle can pass through a narrow passage ahead based on the projected anticipated drive path. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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