Method and device for assisting a driver of a vehicle in a bottleneck
First Claim
1. A method for assisting a driver of a vehicle in a bottleneck, the method comprising:
- reading in a piece of information about a negotiable corridor in the bottleneck, an instantaneous trajectory of the vehicle in the bottleneck, and a steering torque which is presently applied by the driver to a steering of the vehicle;
evaluating the piece of information about the corridor, the trajectory, and the steering torque by using known dimensions of the vehicle to recognize an anticipated violation of the corridor by at least one part of the vehicle; and
providing a control signal for a counter torque which acts against the steering torque when the violation is recognized to assist the driver with avoiding the violation.
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Abstract
A method for assisting a vehicle driver in a bottleneck, including the tasks of reading in, evaluating, and providing. In the reading in, a piece of information about a negotiable corridor in the bottleneck, a piece of information about an instantaneous trajectory of the vehicle in the bottleneck, and a piece of information about a steering torque which is presently applied by the driver to a steering of the vehicle are read in. In the evaluating, the pieces of information about the corridor, the trajectory, and the steering torque are evaluated by using known dimensions of the vehicle to recognize an anticipated violation of the corridor by at least one part of the vehicle. In the providing, a control signal is provided for a counter torque which acts against the steering torque when the violation is recognized to assist the driver with avoiding the violation.
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9 Claims
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1. A method for assisting a driver of a vehicle in a bottleneck, the method comprising:
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reading in a piece of information about a negotiable corridor in the bottleneck, an instantaneous trajectory of the vehicle in the bottleneck, and a steering torque which is presently applied by the driver to a steering of the vehicle; evaluating the piece of information about the corridor, the trajectory, and the steering torque by using known dimensions of the vehicle to recognize an anticipated violation of the corridor by at least one part of the vehicle; and providing a control signal for a counter torque which acts against the steering torque when the violation is recognized to assist the driver with avoiding the violation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A device for assisting a driver of a vehicle in a bottleneck, comprising:
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an interface to read in a piece of information about a negotiable corridor in the bottleneck, an instantaneous trajectory of the vehicle in the bottleneck, and a steering torque which is presently applied by the driver to a steering of the vehicle; an evaluating device to evaluate the piece of information about the corridor, the trajectory, and the steering torque by using known dimensions of the vehicle to recognize an anticipated violation of the corridor by at least one part of the vehicle; and a device for providing a control signal for a counter torque which acts against the steering torque when the violation is recognized to assist the driver with avoiding the violation.
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9. A computer readable medium having a computer program, which is executable by a processor, comprising:
a program code arrangement having program code for assisting a driver of a vehicle in a bottleneck, by performing the following; reading in a piece of information about a negotiable corridor in the bottleneck, an instantaneous trajectory of the vehicle in the bottleneck, and a steering torque which is presently applied by the driver to a steering of the vehicle; evaluating the piece of information about the corridor, the trajectory, and the steering torque by using known dimensions of the vehicle to recognize an anticipated violation of the corridor by at least one part of the vehicle; and providing a control signal for a counter torque which acts against the steering torque when the violation is recognized to assist the driver with avoiding the violation.
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