Lane assist system for a motor vehicle and operating method
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Abstract
In order to provide a lane assist system for a motor vehicle including a surround sensor device, which is mounted on the vehicle, for detecting the lane of the vehicle and a warning device to alert the driver in the event of the vehicle threatening to depart the lane which, with the smallest possible disturbance of the passengers, still enables the driver to initiate an intuitive steering response in a danger situation, it is provided to design and set up the warning device in such a way that a vibration, noticeable to the driver, is generated in the driver seat, to the effect that the vibration is noticeable on the side on which a lane departure threatens or actually takes place.
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14 Claims
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1-7. -7. (canceled)
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8. A lane assist system for a motor vehicle, comprising:
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a surround sensor device, which is mounted on the vehicle, for detecting a lane of the vehicle; and
a device for alerting a driver of the vehicle in the event that the vehicle at least one of (a) threatens to depart the lane and (b) actually departs the lane, the device being adapted to cause a vibration, noticeable to the driver, in a driver seat on a side of a seating surface on which a lane departure at least one of (a) threatens and (b) is taking place. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for operating a lane assist system for a motor vehicle, the method comprising:
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detecting a lane of the vehicle;
determining whether the vehicle threatens to dangerously depart the lane; and
generating a warning for a driver of the vehicle when the vehicle at least one of (a) threatens to depart the lane and (b) actually departs the lane, wherein generating the warning includes generating a vibration, noticeable to the driver, in a driver seat on a side of a seating surface on which a lane departure at least one of (a) threatens and (b) actually takes place.
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