Apparatus for automatic transverse vehicle guidance along a traffic lane
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1. An apparatus for automatic transverse guidance of a vehicle along a traffic lane using information on an actual transverse position value of the vehicle output from a vehicle position detection device, the apparatus comprising:
- an operating element which is actuated at an activation instant to activate said apparatus;
wherein the actual transverse-position value of the vehicle with respect to the traffic lane present at an activation instant of the operating element serves as a desired transverse-position value for subsequent automatic transverse guidance operation.
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Abstract
Apparatus for automatic transverse vehicle guidance is provided for the automatic transverse guidance of a vehicle along a traffic lane. The apparatus can be activated in such a way using an activating actuation of an operating element that the actual transverse-position value present at the activation instant serves as a desired transverse-position value for subsequent automatic transverse guidance operation.
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26 Claims
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1. An apparatus for automatic transverse guidance of a vehicle along a traffic lane using information on an actual transverse position value of the vehicle output from a vehicle position detection device, the apparatus comprising:
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an operating element which is actuated at an activation instant to activate said apparatus; wherein the actual transverse-position value of the vehicle with respect to the traffic lane present at an activation instant of the operating element serves as a desired transverse-position value for subsequent automatic transverse guidance operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An automatic transverse guidance apparatus for transversely guiding a vehicle along a traffic lane, comprising:
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an operating element coupled to the automatic transverse guidance apparatus; means for determining an actual transverse-position value present at an activation instant of said operating element; means for obtaining a desired transverse-position value for subsequent automatic transverse guidance operations, wherein said actual transverse-position value of the vehicle with respect to the traffic lane present at the activation instant serves as the desired transverse-position value for subsequent automatic transverse guidance operations. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. Method of operating an automatic transverse guidance apparatus of a vehicle which automatically transversely guides said vehicle along a traffic lane, the method comprising the steps of:
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activating the automatic transverse guidance apparatus via an activating actuation movement of an operating element; determining an actual transverse-position value of the vehicle with respect to the traffic lane present at an activation instant; performing subsequent automatic transverse guidance operation of the vehicle using the actual transverse-position value as the desired transverse-position value. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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- 24. A computer product comprising a computer readable medium having stored thereon a program for automatic transverse guidance of a vehicle along a traffic lane, said program including code segments which determine an actual transverse-position value of the vehicle with respect to the traffic lane present at an activation instant of the automatic transverse guidance apparatus, and subsequently perform automatic transverse guidance operation using the actual transverse-position value as the desired transverse-position value.
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