Apparatus for Avoiding a Collision
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Abstract
An apparatus for avoiding a collision, or for reducing the consequences of a collision, of a motor vehicle with an object, the position and speed of an object with reference to the own vehicle being determined using an object detection sensor suite, and a determination being made as a function of those variables as to whether a collision is imminent, and an emergency braking action being triggered upon detection of an imminent collision, the driver activity being evaluated and the point in time of the automatic triggering of the emergency braking action being modifiable as a function of the driver activity.
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20 Claims
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11. An apparatus for avoiding a collision, or for reducing the consequences of a collision, of a motor vehicle with an object, comprising:
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an object detection sensor suite for determining a position and speed of an object with reference to the vehicle; and an arrangement for making a determination as a function of those variables as to whether a collision is imminent, and an emergency braking action being triggered upon detection of an imminent collision, wherein the driver activity is evaluated, and the point in time of the automatic triggering of the emergency braking action is modifiable as a function of the driver activity. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for avoiding a collision, or for reducing the consequences of a collision, of a motor vehicle with an object, comprising:
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determining a position and speed of an object with reference to the vehicle using an object detection sensor suite; making a determination as a function of those variables as to whether a collision is imminent; and triggering an emergency braking action upon detection of an imminent collision, wherein the driver activity is evaluated, and the point in time of the automatic triggering of the emergency braking action is modifiable as a function of the driver activity.
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