SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WARNING OF A POSSIBLE COLLISION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH AN OBJECT
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Abstract
A system and method for warning of a possible collision of a motor vehicle with an object is disclosed. The system includes sensors configured to monitor a driving path of the motor vehicle, and a warning unit configured to initiate a safety-related action when an object has been detected within the monitored driving path. A control unit dynamically adapts the monitored driving path or driving envelope as a function of vehicle parameters and/or environmental parameters. A method for warning of a possible collision of a motor vehicle with an object in accordance with this system is also disclosed.
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35 Claims
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1-15. -15. (canceled)
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16. A system for warning of a possible collision of a motor vehicle with an object, the system comprising:
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at least one sensor configured to monitor a driving path of a motor vehicle; a warning unit configured to initiate a safety-related action when an object is detected within a driving envelope; and a control unit configured to dynamically adapt the driving envelope as a function of at least one of a vehicle parameter and an environmental parameter. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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- 20. The system according to claim 20, wherein control unit comprises a second evaluation unit configured to set a value of the width of the approach space to a predetermined value.
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30. A method for warning of a possible collision of a motor vehicle with an object comprising:
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monitoring a driving path of a motor vehicle; initiating a safety-related action when an object is detected within a driving envelope; and dynamically adapting the driving envelope of a motor vehicle as a function of at least one vehicle parameter and environmental parameter. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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