Method For Assisting the Driver of a Motor Vehicle With a Fishtailing Trailer
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for assisting the driver of a motor vehicle with a fishtailing trailer. A vehicle with a fishtailing trailer can be stabilized in an especially rapid manner in that, in a first state, the fishtailing of the trailer is analyzed by evaluating at least one vehicle state variable, and when critical fishtailing is detected, a warning is output to the driver in a second state so as to induce the driver to brake, and the driver—provided he initiates braking—is assisted in the braking operation by automatic actuation of the vehicle brakes, a brake pressure being set at which the most optimal vehicle deceleration possible is achieved.
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18 Claims
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10. A method for assisting a driver of a motor vehicle with a trailer that is fishtailing, comprising:
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detecting a fishtailing of the trailer by analyzing at least one driving state variable; outputting a warning to the driver upon detection of a critical fishtailing so as to induce the driver to brake; monitoring a brake actuation implemented by the driver; and assisting the driver in a braking operation by automatically actuating a vehicle brake, a brake pressure being exerted by which a vehicle deceleration is achieved for the purpose of stabilizing the trailer. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A device for assisting a driver of a motor vehicle with a trailer that is fishtailing, comprising:
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a first sensor system for detecting the trailer fishtailing; a control device for analyzing at least one item of sensor information for the purpose of situation detection; a device for outputting a warning to the driver upon detection of a critical fishtailing so as to induce the driver to brake; a second sensor system for monitoring a brake actuation implemented by the driver; and an electrically triggerable brake system that is automatically actuated by the control device in such a way that a vehicle deceleration is achieved for the purpose of stabilizing the trailer. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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