PROCESS AND DEVICE TO ENABLE OR DISABLE AN AUTOMATIC DRIVING FUNCTION
First Claim
1. A method for activating or deactivating an automatic driving function of a technical vehicle piloting system that assists a driver of a motor vehicle, the pilot system having states between which predefined transitions are possible based on predefined conditions, including at least three system states of pilot not ready, pilot ready but inactive, and pilot active, the method comprising:
- in response to a request of the driver, transitioning from the ready but inactive pilot state to the pilot active state;
in response to a request of the driver, transitioning from the pilot active state to the ready but inactive pilot state;
in response to a driver braking measure, a steering measure and/or a kick-down measure by the driver, transitioning from the pilot active state to the pilot not ready state;
in response to a driver braking measure, steering and/or acceleration measure and/or exceeding predefined limit values with respect to vehicle behavior and/or driving behavior, transitioning from the ready but inactive pilot state to the pilot not ready state; and
in response to predefined pre-requisites for system readiness having been met, transitioning from the pilot not ready state to the ready but inactive pilot state.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for activating or deactivating an automatic driving function of a technical system for assisting the driver of a motor vehicle, referred to as pilot below, based on system states of the pilot and between which predefined transitions are possible on the basis of predefined conditions.
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1. A method for activating or deactivating an automatic driving function of a technical vehicle piloting system that assists a driver of a motor vehicle, the pilot system having states between which predefined transitions are possible based on predefined conditions, including at least three system states of pilot not ready, pilot ready but inactive, and pilot active, the method comprising:
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in response to a request of the driver, transitioning from the ready but inactive pilot state to the pilot active state; in response to a request of the driver, transitioning from the pilot active state to the ready but inactive pilot state; in response to a driver braking measure, a steering measure and/or a kick-down measure by the driver, transitioning from the pilot active state to the pilot not ready state; in response to a driver braking measure, steering and/or acceleration measure and/or exceeding predefined limit values with respect to vehicle behavior and/or driving behavior, transitioning from the ready but inactive pilot state to the pilot not ready state; and in response to predefined pre-requisites for system readiness having been met, transitioning from the pilot not ready state to the ready but inactive pilot state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus that assists a driver of a motor vehicle, the apparatus including a vehicle pilot system being configured to have states between which predefined transitions are possible based on predefined conditions, the states including at least three system states of pilot not ready, pilot ready but inactive state, and pilot active state, the apparatus being further configured to:
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transition from a ready but inactive pilot state to the pilot active state in response to a request of the drive; transition from the pilot active state to the ready but inactive pilot state in response to a request of the driver; transition from the active pilot state to the pilot not ready state in response to a driver braking measure, a steering measure and/or a kick-down measure by the driver; transition from the ready but inactive pilot state to the pilot not ready state in response to a driver braking measure, steering and/or acceleration measure and/or exceeding predefined limit values with respect to vehicle behavior and/or driving behavior, transitioning; and transition from the pilot not ready state to the ready but inactive pilot sate in response to predefined pre-requisites for system readiness having been met. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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