Driver assistance system for a road vehicle
First Claim
1. A method for operating a driver assistance system for a road vehicle, the method comprising the acts of:
- capturing environment information about an environment of the vehicle;
outputting, during operation of the vehicle, help information regarding the driver assistance system to a driver of the vehicle;
detecting whether the driver assistance system can be reliably operated in an instantaneous and/or in a future expected condition of the environment and/or operating condition of the vehicle; and
notifying the driver via the help information if the driver assistance system cannot be reliably operated.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a driver assistance system provided with an auxiliary system. The driver assistance system comprises detecting means for detecting information about a vehicle and influencing means for influencing a direction of movement and/or the speed of the vehicle according to information about said environment. The auxiliary system is used for issuing assistance information to the driver of the vehicle. The auxiliary system comprises recognition means for recognizing whether the driver assistance system can be operated in a reliable manner in a momentary environment state and/or in a future environment state and/or an operational state of the vehicle. The auxiliary system is connected to the recognition means and is embodied in such a manner that information can be given to the driver during operation of the vehicle if the driver assistance system cannot be operated in a reliable manner.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for operating a driver assistance system for a road vehicle, the method comprising the acts of:
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capturing environment information about an environment of the vehicle;
outputting, during operation of the vehicle, help information regarding the driver assistance system to a driver of the vehicle;
detecting whether the driver assistance system can be reliably operated in an instantaneous and/or in a future expected condition of the environment and/or operating condition of the vehicle; and
notifying the driver via the help information if the driver assistance system cannot be reliably operated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A driver assistance system for a road vehicle, the driver assistance system comprising:
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an acquisition device for capturing environment information about an environment of the vehicle;
a help system for the output of help information to the driver of the vehicle; and
detection instruments for detecting whether the driver assistance system can be reliably operated in the instantaneous, and/or in a future expected condition of the environment, and/or operating condition of the vehicle, wherein the help system is connected with the detection instruments, and is designed to notify the driver during an operation of the vehicle if the driver assistance system cannot be reliably operated. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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