Driver assistance method
First Claim
1. A method for assisting a driver of a vehicle by providing a driver assistance system that outputs a recommended maximum speed for a bend in a road prior to the vehicle traveling in the bend, comprising:
- determining bend data indicating a course of the bend in the road by the system;
determining road condition data that indicates a condition of a road surface in front of the vehicle in a forward direction of travel by the system;
analyzing the bend data and the road condition data by the system;
determining a recommended maximum speed based on the analyzed bend data and the analyzed road condition data by the driver assistance system; and
outputting the recommended maximum speed to the driver by the driver assistance system in advance of the vehicle entering the bend.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for the assistance of a driver of a vehicle during a journey along a road, in which bend data indicating the course of a bend in the road extending in front of the vehicle seen in the direction of travel and road condition data indicating the condition of the road surface disposed in front of the vehicle seen in the direction of travel are determined and a recommended maximum speed allowing a safe driving through the bend is determined with reference to the bend data and to the road condition data.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for assisting a driver of a vehicle by providing a driver assistance system that outputs a recommended maximum speed for a bend in a road prior to the vehicle traveling in the bend, comprising:
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determining bend data indicating a course of the bend in the road by the system; determining road condition data that indicates a condition of a road surface in front of the vehicle in a forward direction of travel by the system; analyzing the bend data and the road condition data by the system; determining a recommended maximum speed based on the analyzed bend data and the analyzed road condition data by the driver assistance system; and outputting the recommended maximum speed to the driver by the driver assistance system in advance of the vehicle entering the bend. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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12. A driver assistance system for assisting a driver of a vehicle by providing a recommended maximum speed to the driver for driving in a bend of a road prior to the vehicle traveling in the bend, comprising:
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a first module for determining bend data representing the direction of the bend of the road; a second module for determining road condition data representing a condition of a road surface in front of the vehicle; and a processor module in electrical communication with the first and second modules, said processor module analyzing the bend data and the road condition data to determine a recommended maximum speed for driving the vehicle in the bend, said recommended maximum speed being output from the processor module to the driver in advance of the vehicle entering the bend. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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