METHOD FOR OPERATING A FIRST-PARTY VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A method for operating a first-party vehicle that is traveling in a current lane along a road that is divided into a plurality of lanes, the method comprising:
- announcing an intended change for the first-party vehicle from the current lane to a further, adjacent lane on the road by activation of a direction-of-travel indicator on the first-party vehicle,calculating, in response to the announcement of the intended change to the further lane, a trajectory for the first-party vehicle that is conditional upon the intended change to the further lane.evaluating information about at least one kinematic variable for at least one third-party vehicle that is situated on the road so as to calculate an envisaged trajectory for the at least one third-party vehicle, andperforming a check so as to determine whether the trajectory of the first-party vehicle that is conditional upon the intended change coincides with the envisaged trajectory of the at least one third-party vehicle at a future instant.
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Abstract
A method for operating a first-party vehicle that is traveling in a current lane along a road that is divided into a plurality of lanes includes announcing an intended change for the first-party vehicle from the current lane to a further, adjacent lane by activation of a direction-of-travel indicator. A trajectory is calculated for the first-party vehicle that is conditional upon the intended change to the further lane in response to the announcement of the intended change to the further lane. Information is evaluated about at least one kinematic variable for a third-party vehicle so as to calculate an envisaged trajectory for the at least one third-party vehicle. A check is performed so as to determine whether the trajectory of the first-party vehicle that is conditional upon the intended change coincides with the envisaged trajectory of the at least one third-party vehicle at a future instant.
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13 Claims
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1. A method for operating a first-party vehicle that is traveling in a current lane along a road that is divided into a plurality of lanes, the method comprising:
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announcing an intended change for the first-party vehicle from the current lane to a further, adjacent lane on the road by activation of a direction-of-travel indicator on the first-party vehicle, calculating, in response to the announcement of the intended change to the further lane, a trajectory for the first-party vehicle that is conditional upon the intended change to the further lane. evaluating information about at least one kinematic variable for at least one third-party vehicle that is situated on the road so as to calculate an envisaged trajectory for the at least one third-party vehicle, and performing a check so as to determine whether the trajectory of the first-party vehicle that is conditional upon the intended change coincides with the envisaged trajectory of the at least one third-party vehicle at a future instant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for operating a first-party vehicle that is traveling in a current lane along a road that is divided into a plurality of lanes, the system comprising:
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at least one direction-of-travel indicator configured to announce an intended change for the first-party vehicle from the current lane to a further, adjacent lane on the road, a computation unit configured to calculate, when the intended change to the further lane is announced, a trajectory for the first-party vehicle that is conditional upon the intended change to the further lane, at least one information device configured to provide the computation unit with information about at least one kinematic variable for at least one third-party vehicle that is situated on the road, wherein the computation unit is further configured to calculate an envisaged trajectory for the at least one third-party vehicle by evaluating the information provided and to check whether the trajectory of the first-party vehicle that is conditional upon the intended change coincides with the envisaged trajectory of the at least one third-party vehicle at an instant. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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