Method and arrangement for influencing a vehicle in dependence upon a travel path

• US 6,963,798 B2
• Filed: 10/25/2002
• Issued: 11/08/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Heyse, Joerg
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, TAN QUANG
• Application Number:
  US10/467,830
• Publication Number:
  US 20040210375A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,110 Days
• Field of Search: 701/93, 701/96, 701/35, 701/201, 701/202, 701/207, 701/213, 701/211, 701/300, 701/301, 340/903, 340/905, 340/995.23, 340/995.27, 340/995.28, 340/436, 342/357.07, 342/357.08, 342/357.013
• US Class Current: 701/93
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 31/0058 responsive to externally generated signalling
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2556/50 of positioning data, e.g. GPS [Global Positioning System] data
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/146 Speed limiting

Abstract

A method and an arrangement for influencing a vehicle in dependence upon travel paths are suggested. A travel path on which an automatic vehicle influencing is intended to take place can be programmed and when this travel path is traveled by the vehicle, the automatic influencing of the vehicle takes place.

Claims

1. A method for influencing a vehicle in dependence upon travel paths, comprising the steps of:

individually programming a travel path on which a pregiven influencing of the vehicle is to take place;

causing the pregiven influencing of the vehicle to take place when the programmed travel path is again driven over;

detecting a travel direction of the vehicle and storing said travel direction with said travel path during said programming of the travel path; and

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causing the pregiven influencing of the vehicle to occur in dependence of said stored travel direction when the programed travel path is again driven over.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the driver inputs a position coordinate for the beginning of the travel path by means of an operator-controlled element and inputs a position coordinate for the end of the travel path.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the driver inputs the course of the travel path.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the pregiven influencing of the vehicle includes:

a limiting of speed, the switching in or switching out of at least one additional function and/or the enablement of predetermined intervention possibilities from the outside.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein a vehicle limit speed is stored together with the position coordinates and/or the path course.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the programming is inputted by the driver:

when actually driving the travel path or for virtually driving over on an image screen of a navigation system or externally in combination with a navigation system.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein an automatic influencing of the vehicle can be switched on and switched off.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein data sets as to travel paths are pregiven, which data sets are preprogrammed by means of a data carrier and for which travel paths an automatic vehicle influencing takes place.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein a preprogrammed travel path is subsequently erasable via a virtual traveling of the path or via an actual traveling of the path.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the speed limiting is disabled during traveling of the travel path when the driver actuates the accelerator pedal.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein a preprogrammed travel path is subsequently erased via a virtual traveling of the path or via an actual traveling of the path.

12. A method for influencing a vehicle in dependence upon travel paths, comprising the steps of:

individually programming a travel path on which a pregiven influencing of the vehicle is to take place; and

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causing the pregiven influencing of the vehicle to take place when the programmed travel path is again driven over, wherein the reaction time of the driver is considered when programming the travel path.

13. An arrangement for influencing a vehicle in dependence upon travel paths, the arrangement comprising:

a control unit which includes at least a microcomputer on which a program runs for the individual programming of a pregiven travel path;

a program for triggering an automatic influencing of the vehicle when again driving over said travel path;

said programs being set up so that during the individual programming of a pregiven travel path a travel direction of the vehicle is detected and stored; and

wherein, when the programed travel path is again driven over, a pregiven influencing of the vehicle occurs automatically in dependence of said stored travel direction.