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System and method for active lane-changing assistance for a motor vehicle

  • US 8,914,181 B2
  • Filed: 09/15/2011
  • Issued: 12/16/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing lane-changing assistance to a motor vehicle and configured to assist the vehicle to actively maneuver a change of lane from an initial position on a first lane to a final position on a second lane, which method comprises the steps of:

  • determining the initial position of the vehicle and transmitting the initial position to a controller of a lane-changing assistance system of the vehicle;

    determining at least one relative position of at least one other vehicle detected in a vicinity of the vehicle and transmitting the relative position to the controller;

    determining the final position in dependence on a set of final data containing at least the initial position and at least the relative position;

    creating a virtual clone of the vehicle;

    attributing to the virtual clone localization datum containing at least the final position, the localization datum being configured to simulate by means of the virtual clone a presence of a dummy real vehicle in the final position;

    emitting, via a communication device of the lane-changing assistance system of the vehicle, the localization datum configured to be received by a further communication device of a further lane-changing assistance system provided on the other vehicle; and

    managing, via each said controller provided in the lane-changing assistance system of which the communication device has emitted or received the localization datum, a displacement of the vehicle provided with the controller in dependence on the localization datum.

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