Method for Warning the Driver of a Motor Vehicle Equipped with a Cruise Control System
First Claim
1. A method for warning a driver of a motor vehicle, equipped with a distance-related cruise control system, of a potentially hazardous situation, the method comprising the acts of:
- maintaining the motor vehicle at a standstill using a braking torque applied by the distance-related cruise control system;
analyzing signals of the motor vehicle indicative of whether the driver may attempt to leave the motor vehicle to determine that the driver may attempt to leave the motor vehicle; and
changing the braking torque applied by the distance-related cruise control system to cause a movement of at least one of the motor vehicle and a body of the motor vehicle upon determining that the driver may attempt to leave the motor vehicle.
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Abstract
A method is provided for warning the driver of a motor vehicle equipped with a distance-related cruise control system of a potentially hazardous situation. The motor vehicle is kept at a standstill during the distance-related cruise control using a braking torque applied by the distance-related cruise control system. Leaving of the motor vehicle, or an intention of the driver to leave the motor vehicle, is recognized. When the leaving or the intention to leave of the driver is recognized, the applied braking torque is changed and/or modulated in such a manner that the motor vehicle experiences a movement perceptible by the driver.
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11 Claims
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1. A method for warning a driver of a motor vehicle, equipped with a distance-related cruise control system, of a potentially hazardous situation, the method comprising the acts of:
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maintaining the motor vehicle at a standstill using a braking torque applied by the distance-related cruise control system; analyzing signals of the motor vehicle indicative of whether the driver may attempt to leave the motor vehicle to determine that the driver may attempt to leave the motor vehicle; and changing the braking torque applied by the distance-related cruise control system to cause a movement of at least one of the motor vehicle and a body of the motor vehicle upon determining that the driver may attempt to leave the motor vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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