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Method for activating a driver assistance system

  • US 9,457,803 B2
  • Filed: 08/06/2012
  • Issued: 10/04/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/04/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for controlling a driver assistance system in a vehicle, the method comprising:

  • recognizing, by a control unit using a sensor, a driver of the vehicle;

    detecting, by the control unit, an activating request for a driver assistance system from the recognized driver;

    ascertaining, by the control unit, a value based on an assessment of a driving behavior of the recognized driver in operating the vehicle while the driver assistance system of the vehicle is in an active state, wherein the driving behavior comprises at least one of a braking operation, an acceleration operation, a shifting operation, an operation modifying a regulated distance, and a failure to retake control of vehicle guidance upon return of responsibility from an automatic function to the driver;

    comparing, by the control unit, the ascertained behavior-based value to a threshold value determined and stored based on rules and parameters established for the driving behavior;

    determining, by the control unit, after the detection of the activating request and based on the comparison, whether the recognized driver of the vehicle is suitable for utilizing the requested driver assistance system; and

    controlling the requested driver assistance system depending on the determined suitability of the recognized driver for utilizing the requested driver assistance system, wherein the controlling is performed such that;

    (i) when the ascertained behavior-based value is greater than the threshold value, the driver is determined to be suitable for utilizing the requested driver assistance system, and the driver assistance system is allowed to be in the active state; and

    (ii) when the ascertained behavior-based value is not greater than the threshold value, the driver is determined to be unsuitable for utilizing the requested driver assistance system, and the requested driver assistance system is prevented from being in the active state.

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