System and method for safety improvement during operation of a motor vehicle
First Claim
1. A method of operating a warning flasher of a motor vehicle traveling on a running surface, the method comprising:
- determining a prevailing speed of said vehicle;
automatically activating the warning flasher when a gradient of the running surface is greater than a threshold and at least one of the following conditions is met;
(1) a speed of the vehicle is below a set value, or(2) a difference between the speed of the vehicle compared with a speed of surrounding traffic exceeds a predetermined value,wherein the warning flasher is on at least one of a front, back and side of the motor vehicle and is configured to warn drivers of other vehicles.
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Abstract
A method for safety improvement during operation of a motor vehicle (100) includes the steps of: —determining a prevailing speed of the vehicle (100); automatically activating a warning flasher function (275) on the basis of determined values pertaining to at least some combination of conditions based on: vehicle speed (V) and gradient (L) of the running surface on which the vehicle (100) is travelling, and the speed of the vehicle (100) compared with surrounding traffic and the gradient (L) of the running surface on which the vehicle (100) is travelling. Also a computer program product including program code (P) for a computer (200; 210) for implementing the method is disclosed. Also a system for safety improvement during operation of a motor vehicle (100) and to a motor vehicle (100) which is equipped with the system are disclosed.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of operating a warning flasher of a motor vehicle traveling on a running surface, the method comprising:
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determining a prevailing speed of said vehicle; automatically activating the warning flasher when a gradient of the running surface is greater than a threshold and at least one of the following conditions is met; (1) a speed of the vehicle is below a set value, or (2) a difference between the speed of the vehicle compared with a speed of surrounding traffic exceeds a predetermined value, wherein the warning flasher is on at least one of a front, back and side of the motor vehicle and is configured to warn drivers of other vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for operating a warning flasher of a motor vehicle traveling on a running surface, the system comprising:
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a speed determining device configured to determine a prevailing speed of said vehicle; a flasher activation device configured to automatically activate a warning flasher; said flasher activation device being configured to automatically activate said warning flasher when a gradient of the running surface is greater than a threshold, and at least one of the following conditions is met; (1) the prevailing speed of the vehicle is below a set value, or (2) a difference between the prevailing speed of the vehicle compared with the speed of the surrounding traffic is greater than a predetermined value, wherein the warning flasher is on at least one of a front, back and side of the motor vehicle and is configured to warn drivers of other vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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