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Method for warning a driver of a collision

  • US 20120013485A1
  • Filed: 06/21/2011
  • Published: 01/19/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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