METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AUTOMATICALLY STOPPING A MOTOR VEHICLE THAT IS AT LEAST INTERMITTENTLY AUTOMATICALLY GUIDED ON A ROUTE
First Claim
1. A method for a vehicle that is at least intermittently automatically guided on a route with an autonomous vehicle guidance in which a driver intervention is not required, the method comprising:
- during the automatic guidance, continuously checking, by processing circuitry, whether the automatic guidance is able to be maintained in the future; and
responsive to a result of the checking being that the automatic guidance is not able to be maintained and must instead be terminated;
the processing circuitry automatically transitioning the vehicle into a stopping state in which the vehicle is stopped at a standstill position;
prior to the vehicle reaching the standstill position of the stopping state, calculating, by the processing circuitry, the standstill position at which the vehicle will be positioned in the stopping state; and
the processing circuitry triggering a launch of a warning triangle mounted on the vehicle so that the warning triangle is positioned at a sufficient distance from the calculated standstill position of the vehicle.
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Abstract
A method and device, for a vehicle that at times is automatically guided by an autonomous guidance in which an intervention by the driver is not required, includes a continual checking of whether the automatic vehicle guidance is able to be maintained in the future or whether it must be terminated. In the event that the automatic vehicle guidance must be terminated, the vehicle is transitioned into a stopping procedure. A standstill position of the vehicle in the stopping process is pre-calculated and a warning triangle mounted on the vehicle is launched, so that the warning triangle is positioned at a predefined minimum distance from the standstill position.
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1. A method for a vehicle that is at least intermittently automatically guided on a route with an autonomous vehicle guidance in which a driver intervention is not required, the method comprising:
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during the automatic guidance, continuously checking, by processing circuitry, whether the automatic guidance is able to be maintained in the future; and responsive to a result of the checking being that the automatic guidance is not able to be maintained and must instead be terminated; the processing circuitry automatically transitioning the vehicle into a stopping state in which the vehicle is stopped at a standstill position; prior to the vehicle reaching the standstill position of the stopping state, calculating, by the processing circuitry, the standstill position at which the vehicle will be positioned in the stopping state; and the processing circuitry triggering a launch of a warning triangle mounted on the vehicle so that the warning triangle is positioned at a sufficient distance from the calculated standstill position of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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10. The method of claim 10, wherein the warning triangle is designed in such a way that it is automatically brought into a correct set-up position while unfolding.
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17. A device for a vehicle that is at least intermittently automatically guided on a route with an autonomous vehicle guidance in which a driver intervention is not required, the device comprising:
processing circuitry that interfaces with a drive mechanism of the vehicle and a trigger of the vehicle, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to; during the automatic guidance, continuously check whether the automatic guidance is able to be maintained in the future; and responsive to a result of the checking being that the automatic guidance is not able to be maintained and must instead be terminated; control the drive mechanism to automatically transition the vehicle into a stopping state in which the vehicle is stopped at a standstill position; prior to the vehicle reaching the standstill position of the stopping state, calculate the standstill position at which the vehicle will be positioned in the stopping state; and control the trigger to launch a warning triangle mounted on the vehicle so that the warning triangle is positioned at a sufficient distance from the calculated standstill position of the vehicle.
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