Method and apparatus for driver assistance
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1. A method for assisting a driver of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- classifying a detected lane change operation by the vehicle, on the basis of operating variables, as to whether the lane change is intentional or unintentional; and
generating an output signal as a function of the classification;
wherein the output signal generated is at least one of a warning and a lane keeping reaction when the lane change is unintentional, wherein the at least one of the warning and the lane keeping reaction is suppressed when the lane change is intentional,wherein the classification of the lane change is based on operating variables of the vehicle which indicate a behavior of the driver, andwherein a classification of a lane change to the right is performed using different criteria than a classification of a lane change to the left, including when a turn indicator has not been actuated.
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus for driver assistance, in which a distinction is made, with the aid of operating variables and a classifier, between an intentional and unintentional lane change by the vehicle.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for assisting a driver of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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classifying a detected lane change operation by the vehicle, on the basis of operating variables, as to whether the lane change is intentional or unintentional; and generating an output signal as a function of the classification; wherein the output signal generated is at least one of a warning and a lane keeping reaction when the lane change is unintentional, wherein the at least one of the warning and the lane keeping reaction is suppressed when the lane change is intentional, wherein the classification of the lane change is based on operating variables of the vehicle which indicate a behavior of the driver, and wherein a classification of a lane change to the right is performed using different criteria than a classification of a lane change to the left, including when a turn indicator has not been actuated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for assisting a driver of a vehicle, comprising:
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at least one evaluation unit for generating an output signal when a lane change operation by the vehicle is detected, the evaluation unit including a classifier for distinguishing on the basis of operating variables between an intentional and unintentional lane change, the evaluation unit generating the output signal as a function of a result of a classification; wherein the output signal generated is at least one of a warning and a lane keeping reaction when the lane change is unintentional, wherein the at least one of the warning and the lane keeping reaction is suppressed when the lane change is intentional, wherein the classification of the lane change is based on operating variables of the vehicle which indicate a behavior of the driver, and wherein a classification of a lane change to the right is performed using different criteria than a classification of a lane change to the left, including when a turn indicator has not been actuated. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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