METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE, CONTROL DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT

• US 20160264147A1
• Filed: 02/26/2016
• Published: 09/15/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/10/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Mueller, Alexander, Kropf, Thomas
• Granted Patent: US 9,707,970 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2040/0809 Driver authorisation; Driver identity check
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/0075 Automatic parameter input, automatic initialising or calibrating means
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/0088 Adaptive recalibration
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/043 Identity of occupants
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/30 Driving style
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2556/10 Historical data
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2710/20 Steering systems
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/146 Speed limiting
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 40/08 related to drivers or passengers
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/0098 Details of control systems ensuring comfort, safety or stability not otherwise provided for

Abstract

A method for operating a motor vehicle, and to a control device for carrying out the method and a computer program product having program code for carrying out the method. In order to improve the safety of use of the motor vehicle, it is provided that functions of the motor vehicle are enabled as a function of stored data relating to the driver.

Claims

1. A method for operating a motor vehicle, comprising:

identifying a driver; and

at least one of enabling or modifying functions of the motor vehicle as a function of stored data relating to the identified driver.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the functions are driving functions of the motor vehicle.

3. The method as recited in claim 2, wherein one of the driving functions is a partly automated or fully automatic change of lane.

4. The method as recited in claim 2, wherein one of the driving functions is a partly automated or fully automatic passing maneuver.

5. The method as recited in claim 2, wherein one of the driving functions is no-hands driving.

6. The method as recited in claim 2, wherein one of the driving functions is a limiting of the maximum speed of the motor vehicle.

7. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the motor vehicle is operated in different operating modes as a function of the stored data relating to the identified driver, and the operating modes each include a plurality of the functions.

8. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the stored data relating to the identified driver includes a capability value representing a capability of the identified driver when using the functions, the functions being enabled or modified as a function of the capability value.

9. The method as recited in claim 8, wherein the capability value being repeatedly updated.

10. The method as recited in claim 8, wherein the capability value is updated as a function of whether the driver has used the enabled or modified functions of the motor vehicle in accordance with predefined requirements.

11. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein a function of the motor vehicle is enabled in partial steps.

12. A control device for a motor vehicle, the control device configured to:

identify a driver; and

at least one of enable or modify functions of the motor vehicle as a function of stored data relating to the identified driver.

13. A computer program product for a motor vehicle having program code, the program code, when excited by a data processing device, causing the data processing device to perform:

identifying a driver; and

at least one of enabling or modifying functions of the motor vehicle as a function of stored data relating to the identified driver.