Method for warning a driver of a collision
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1. A method for assisting a driver of a vehicle to avoid a potential collision with an object in the course of a parking operation of the vehicle into a parking space, comprising:
- measuring the distance of the vehicle to at least one object in the environment of the vehicle;
determining whether the measured distance of the vehicle to the at least one object is less than a specified minimum distance, wherein the specified minimum distance is varied as a function of a type of parking space and an executed parking maneuver; and
if the measured distance of the vehicle to the at least one object is less than the specified minimum distance, one of i) outputting a warning to the driver to stop the vehicle, or ii) automatically stopping the vehicle.
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Abstract
In a method for warning a driver of a vehicle about a collision with an object in the course a parking operation, the distance of the vehicle to at least one object in the environment of the vehicle is detected, and if a specified minimum distance is undershot, the driver is warned to stop the vehicle or the vehicle is stopped automatically. The specified minimum distance is varied as a function of the type of parking space and the executed parking maneuver.
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1. A method for assisting a driver of a vehicle to avoid a potential collision with an object in the course of a parking operation of the vehicle into a parking space, comprising:
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measuring the distance of the vehicle to at least one object in the environment of the vehicle; determining whether the measured distance of the vehicle to the at least one object is less than a specified minimum distance, wherein the specified minimum distance is varied as a function of a type of parking space and an executed parking maneuver; and if the measured distance of the vehicle to the at least one object is less than the specified minimum distance, one of i) outputting a warning to the driver to stop the vehicle, or ii) automatically stopping the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A device for assisting a driver of a vehicle to avoid a potential collision with an object in the course of a parking operation of the vehicle into a parking space, comprising:
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a measuring unit configured to measure the distance of the vehicle to at least one object in the environment of the vehicle; and a control unit configured to; determine whether the measured distance of the vehicle to the at least one object is less than a specified minimum distance, wherein the specified minimum distance is varied as a function of a type of parking space and an executed parking maneuver; and if the measured distance of the vehicle to the at least one object is less than the specified minimum distance, one of i) output a warning to the driver to stop the vehicle, or ii) automatically stop the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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