Method for sensing the readiness of a driver to brake
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1. A method for sensing the readiness of a driver of a motor vehicle to brake, comprising sensing a position of a driver'"'"'s feet with a sensor arrangement which senses a motor vehicle foot well to determine at least one of a right foot position and a left foot position of the driver, and a leg posture of the driver, and deriving an expected time which the driver takes to activate the brake in a hazardous situation from the driver'"'"'s feet position at a particular time.
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A method senses the readiness of a driver of a motor vehicle to brake. The position of the feet of the driver are sensed by a sensor arrangement at the foot well of the motor vehicle in order to determine the position of the right-hand foot and the left-hand foot of the driver and/or the leg posture of the driver. In order to sense the feet and/or leg posture of the driver, a pressure-sensitive film with a matrix of pressure-sensitive cells may be arranged in the foot well of the motor vehicle. An expected time which the driver takes to activate the brake in a hazardous situation can be derived from the position of the feet at a particular time.
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- 1. A method for sensing the readiness of a driver of a motor vehicle to brake, comprising sensing a position of a driver'"'"'s feet with a sensor arrangement which senses a motor vehicle foot well to determine at least one of a right foot position and a left foot position of the driver, and a leg posture of the driver, and deriving an expected time which the driver takes to activate the brake in a hazardous situation from the driver'"'"'s feet position at a particular time.
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