Controlling a motor vehicle

• US 10,059,332 B2
• Filed: 11/18/2016
• Issued: 08/28/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Blott, Gregor, Rexilius, Jan, Nordbruch, Stefan
• Primary Examiner(s): Trivedi, Atul
• Application Number:
  US15/355,538
• Publication Number:
  US 20170144655A1
• Time in Patent Office: 648 Days
• Field of Search: 701 23
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/06 Automatic manoeuvring for parking
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 15/0285 Parking performed automatically
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0088 characterized by the autonomous decision making process, e.g. artificial intelligence, predefined behaviours using knowledge based models G06N5/00
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0219 ensuring the processing of the whole working surface
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0246 using a video camera in combination with image processing means
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0255 using acoustic signals, e.g. ultra-sonic singals sonar systems designed for anti-collision purposes G01S15/93
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0257 using a radar radar systems designed for anti-collision purposes between land vehicles or between land vehicle and fixed obstacles G01S13/931
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/168 Driving aids for parking, e.g. acoustic or visual feedback on parking space

Abstract

A method for controlling a motor vehicle includes steps of scanning an environment of the motor vehicle, controlling the motor vehicle as a function of the scanned information, ascertaining a driving situation of the motor vehicle, and of activating, deactivating or parameterizing a protective function of the motor vehicle as a function of the ascertained driving situation.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a motor vehicle, the method comprising:

scanning, vi a sensor arrangement, an environment of the motor vehicle;

controlling, via a processor, the motor vehicle as a function of the scanned information;

ascertaining, via the processor, a driving situation of the motor vehicle;

one of activating, deactivating, and parameterizing, via the processor, a protective function of the motor vehicle as a function of the ascertained driving situation;

determining whether there is a failure of a protective function of the motor vehicle before the ascertained driving situation occurs; and

performing, if there is a failure of the protective function, a countermeasure or activating a different protective function.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the motor vehicle is controlled within a framework of an automated parking operation in a parking facility between a hand-over point and a parking space for the motor vehicle.

3. The method as recited in claim 2, wherein the driving situation is ascertained on the basis of information from an on-board sensor of the motor vehicle.

4. The method as recited in claim 2, wherein the driving situation is ascertained on the basis of information from sensors of a parking-facility-side processing system.

5. The method as recited in claim 2, wherein the driving situation is ascertained by a parking-facility-side processing system and transmitted to the motor vehicle.

6. The method as recited in claim 2, wherein the driving situation is ascertained with the aid of a processing device on-board the motor vehicle.

7. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the driving situation includes one of:

starting to drive,

straight-ahead driving,

cornering,

parking,

leaving a parking space,

driving on a straight ramp,

driving on a ramp featuring a curve,

turning, and

stopping.

8. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the driving situation is ascertained dynamically as a function of a presence of a temporary obstacle.

9. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the protective function influences a control of one of a linear acceleration of the motor vehicle and a lateral acceleration of the motor vehicle.

10. A non-transitory computer readable medium having a computer program, which is executable by a processor, comprising:

a computer code arrangement having program code for controlling a motor vehicle, by performing the following;

scanning, via a sensor arrangement, an environment of the motor vehicle;

controlling, via the processor, the motor vehicle as a function of the scanned information;

ascertaining, via the processor, a driving situation of the motor vehicle;

one of activating, deactivating, and parameterizing, via the processor, a protective function of the motor vehicle as a function of the ascertained driving situation, the method being executed when the computer program product is running on a processing device or is stored on a computer-readable data carrier;

determining whether there is a failure of a protective function of the motor vehicle before the ascertained driving situation occurs; and

performing, if there is a failure of the protective function, a countermeasure or activating a different protective function.

11. A device for controlling a motor vehicle, comprising:

a sensor arrangement for scanning an environment of the motor vehicle to produce scanned information; and

a processing device for controlling the motor vehicle as a function of the scanned information, wherein the processing device is configured to ascertain a driving situation of the motor vehicle and to one of activate, deactivate, and parameterize a protective function as a function of the ascertained driving situation;

wherein the processing device is configured to determine whether there is a failure of a protective function of the motor vehicle before the ascertained driving situation occurs; and

to perform, if there is a failure of the protective function, a countermeasure or activating a different protective function.