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Collision avoidance for a motor vehicle

  • US 9,296,383 B2
  • Filed: 06/18/2014
  • Issued: 03/29/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for determining a driving maneuver for a motor vehicle, the method comprising:

  • detecting at least one external object;

    ascertaining whether an accident, in which the motor vehicle is to collide with the detected external object, is imminent;

    responsive to ascertaining that the accident is imminent;

    assigning a plurality of characteristic variables, each characteristic variable indicating a probability of accident damage, to a corresponding driving maneuver of the motor vehicle from a set of different driving maneuvers available for the motor vehicle;

    selecting, from the set of different driving maneuvers, a driving maneuver assigned to a characteristic variable that is indicative of the least accident damage; and

    controlling the motor vehicle to carry out the selected driving maneuver,wherein the set of different driving maneuvers includes at least an instantaneous driving maneuver and an additional driving maneuver.

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