METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISTANCE REGULATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE
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Abstract
A method and a device are provided for distance regulation of a motor vehicle equipped with an object detection sensor which detects objects located in front and regulates the velocity of the host vehicle in the sense of distance regulation, the distance control system being able to brake the host vehicle to a standstill. If objects are no longer detected during the stopping process due to the fact that they are located within the invisible region in the immediate vicinity of the object detection sensor, object positions relating to the objects detected earlier are stored, and a starting process of the vehicle resulting from the driver'"'"'s intention to start, implemented via an actuation and/or confirmation element, is prevented until the object is detected again. The restarting process is not prevented when a turning maneuver of the object located in front has been detected due to the fact that the absolute value of the transverse offset of the object located in front exceeds a predetermined threshold value.
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22 Claims
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12. A device for distance regulation of a host vehicle comprising:
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an object detection sensor configured to detect at least one object located in front and regulate a velocity of the host vehicle in a sense of distance regulation; and a distance controller configured to brake the host vehicle to a standstill; wherein an object position relating to the at least one detected object which is no longer detected during a stopping process is stored, and a starting process of the vehicle is prevented until the object is detected again. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for distance regulation of a host vehicle, the method comprising:
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detecting at least one object located in front by an object detection sensor; regulating a velocity of the host vehicle in a sense of distance regulation; braking the host vehicle to a standstill by a distance controller; storing an object position relating to the at least one detected object which is no longer detected during a stopping process; and preventing a starting process of the vehicle until the object is detected again.
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