Navigational device
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1. A navigational device for guiding a vehicle within a network of traffic routes, comprising:
- a processing unit for calculating a travel route to a destination;
a display for displaying a guide object, a movement of the guide object along the calculated travel route being displayed in relation to a traffic route, whereby the movement of the guide object represents driving maneuvers to be performed by a driver of the vehicle to reach the destination;
a determining arrangement to determine a traffic situation in front of the vehicle by sensing other vehicles in an area surrounding the guided vehicle; and
an adaptive controlling arrangement to adaptively control the movement of the guide object depending on the traffic situation.
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Abstract
A navigational device for guiding a vehicle within a network of traffic routes provides, for guidance purposes, a guide object that is shown in relation to the traffic route in such a manner that the guide object'"'"'s movement represents driving maneuvers to be performed by the driver. The driver emulates the driving maneuvers shown to him/her and thus follows the previously calculated route.
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1. A navigational device for guiding a vehicle within a network of traffic routes, comprising:
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a processing unit for calculating a travel route to a destination; a display for displaying a guide object, a movement of the guide object along the calculated travel route being displayed in relation to a traffic route, whereby the movement of the guide object represents driving maneuvers to be performed by a driver of the vehicle to reach the destination; a determining arrangement to determine a traffic situation in front of the vehicle by sensing other vehicles in an area surrounding the guided vehicle; and an adaptive controlling arrangement to adaptively control the movement of the guide object depending on the traffic situation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A navigational device for guiding a vehicle within a network of traffic routes, comprising:
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a processing unit for calculating a travel route to a destination; a display for displaying a guide object, a movement of the guide object along the calculated travel route being displayed in relation to a traffic route, wherein the movement of the guide object represents driving maneuvers to be performed by a driver of the vehicle to reach the destination; and an actual highest permissible speed arrangement to determine an actual highest permissible speed at a location, wherein the highest permissible speed is used to influence a velocity of the guide object so that it does not move more rapidly along the travel route than is allowed by the highest permissible speed at the location, so that the driver is deterred from exceeding the highest permissible speed.
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