Method for assisting high-performance driving of a vehicle
First Claim
1. Assistance method for performance driving of a vehicle (1);
- the assistance method comprises the following steps;
identifying a route (P) used by the vehicle (1);
identifying on each section of the route (P) the optimum point (PO) for the operation of an accelerator command, a brake command, a steering command and/or a gearbox command;
identifying the current position of the vehicle (1) along the route (P);
identifying the next optimum point (PO) for the operation of a command;
identifying a warning advance (A) in accordance with an estimate of the reaction time of the driver and in accordance with the current speed and acceleration of the vehicle (1); and
signalling to the driver to operate the command using the previously identified warning advance (A) so that the driver actually operates the command at the optimum point (PO) of operation.
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Abstract
An assistance method for performance driving of a vehicle; the assistance method includes the steps of: identifying a route used by the vehicle; on each section of the route, identifying the optimum point for the operation of an accelerator command, a brake command, a steering command and/or a gearbox command; identifying the current position of the vehicle along the route; identifying the next optimum point for the operation of a command; identifying a warning advance in accordance with an estimate of the reaction time of the driver and in accordance with the current speed and acceleration of the vehicle; and signalling to the driver to operate the command using the previously identified warning advance so that the driver actually operates the command at the optimum point of operation.
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13 Claims
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1. Assistance method for performance driving of a vehicle (1);
- the assistance method comprises the following steps;
identifying a route (P) used by the vehicle (1); identifying on each section of the route (P) the optimum point (PO) for the operation of an accelerator command, a brake command, a steering command and/or a gearbox command; identifying the current position of the vehicle (1) along the route (P); identifying the next optimum point (PO) for the operation of a command; identifying a warning advance (A) in accordance with an estimate of the reaction time of the driver and in accordance with the current speed and acceleration of the vehicle (1); and signalling to the driver to operate the command using the previously identified warning advance (A) so that the driver actually operates the command at the optimum point (PO) of operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- the assistance method comprises the following steps;
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