SPEED ASSISTANT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A method for controlling a motor vehicle, comprising:
- controlling a longitudinal speed of the motor vehicle to a predetermined value;
scanning an upcoming driving route with the aid of a sensor on board the motor vehicle;
determining one end of a section of the driving route which is visible with the aid of the sensor;
assuming an obstacle on the driving route beyond a visible section;
determining that a deceleration which would be required in order to maintain a predetermined minimum distance from the assumed obstacle exceeds a predetermined threshold value, andoutputting a signal to a driver of the motor vehicle.
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Abstract
A method for controlling a motor vehicle includes steps of controlling a longitudinal speed of the motor vehicle to a predetermined value and scanning an upcoming driving route with the aid of a sensor on board the motor vehicle. One end of a section of the driving route which is visible with the aid of the sensor is determined. Assuming that there is an obstacle on the driving route beyond the visible section, it is determined that a deceleration which would be required to maintain a predetermined minimum distance from the assumed obstacle exceeds a predetermined threshold value, and a signal is output to a driver of the motor vehicle.
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12 Claims
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1. A method for controlling a motor vehicle, comprising:
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controlling a longitudinal speed of the motor vehicle to a predetermined value; scanning an upcoming driving route with the aid of a sensor on board the motor vehicle; determining one end of a section of the driving route which is visible with the aid of the sensor; assuming an obstacle on the driving route beyond a visible section; determining that a deceleration which would be required in order to maintain a predetermined minimum distance from the assumed obstacle exceeds a predetermined threshold value, and outputting a signal to a driver of the motor vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product having a program code that one of runs on a processing device and is stored in a computer-readable data carrier, for carrying out a method, comprising:
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controlling a longitudinal speed of the motor vehicle to a predetermined value; scanning an upcoming driving route with the aid of a sensor on board the motor vehicle; determining one end of a section of the driving route which is visible with the aid of the sensor; assuming an obstacle on the driving route beyond a visible section; determining that a deceleration which would be required in order to maintain a predetermined minimum distance from the assumed obstacle exceeds a predetermined threshold value, and outputting a signal to a driver of the motor vehicle
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12. A device for controlling a motor vehicle, comprising:
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a speed control for controlling a longitudinal speed of the motor vehicle to a predetermined value; a sensor on board the motor vehicle and for scanning an upcoming driving route, and a signaling device for outputting a signal to a driver, determine one end of a section of the driving route which is visible with the aid of the sensor; determine that a deceleration which would be required to maintain a minimum distance from an assumed obstacle on the driving route beyond the visible section exceeds a predetermined threshold value, and output a signal to the driver of the motor vehicle with the aid of the signaling device.
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