Method for a driver assistance system for autonomous longitudinal and/or lateral control of a vehicle
First Claim
1. A method of operating a driver assistance system, which is adapted and configured to perform autonomous longitudinal or lateral control of a vehicle,wherein at least one control task for longitudinal or lateral control of the vehicle can be transferred from the vehicle operator to the driver assistance system,the method comprising:
- while the vehicle operator is performing the control task by operating an operating element of the vehicle, in the driver assistance system automatically determining whether the control task can be transferred from the vehicle operator to the driver assistance system, and informing the vehicle operator when the control task can be transferred from the vehicle operator to the driver assistance system, andthen automatically transferring the control task from the vehicle operator to autonomous control by the driver assistance system in response to the vehicle operator discontinuing the operating of the operating element by which the vehicle operator had been performing the control task.
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Abstract
A driver assistance system and an operating method thereof are configured and adapted to perform autonomous longitudinal and/or lateral control of a vehicle. At least one control task for longitudinal and/or lateral control of the vehicle can be transferred from the driver to the driver assistance system. This involves informing the driver that a control task can be transferred to the system, and then transferring the control task from the driver to the system in response to the driver ceasing a manual control of this control task.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of operating a driver assistance system, which is adapted and configured to perform autonomous longitudinal or lateral control of a vehicle,
wherein at least one control task for longitudinal or lateral control of the vehicle can be transferred from the vehicle operator to the driver assistance system, the method comprising: -
while the vehicle operator is performing the control task by operating an operating element of the vehicle, in the driver assistance system automatically determining whether the control task can be transferred from the vehicle operator to the driver assistance system, and informing the vehicle operator when the control task can be transferred from the vehicle operator to the driver assistance system, and then automatically transferring the control task from the vehicle operator to autonomous control by the driver assistance system in response to the vehicle operator discontinuing the operating of the operating element by which the vehicle operator had been performing the control task. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A driver assistance system adapted and configured to perform autonomous longitudinal or lateral control of a vehicle, wherein a control task for longitudinal or lateral control of the vehicle can be transferred from the vehicle operator to the driver assistance system, characterized in that
the driver assistance system comprises means or is connected to means for automatically determining whether the control task can be transferred from the vehicle operator to the driver assistance system, while the vehicle operator is performing the control task by operating an operating element of the vehicle, and the driver assistance system comprises means or is connected to means for automatically outputting an indication that the control task can be transferred from the vehicle operator to the driver assistance system; wherein the driver assistance system is adapted and configured such that after the outputting of the indication, the control task is transferred from the vehicle operator to autonomous control by the driver assistance system in response to the vehicle operator discontinuing the operating of the operating element by which the vehicle operator had been performing the control task. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A method of operating a driver assistance system of a motor vehicle, regarding a control task for the lateral or longitudinal driving control of the motor vehicle, said method comprising the steps:
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a) with sensors of the motor vehicle, producing sensor data; b) while a driver of the motor vehicle is humanly performing the control task by operating a vehicle control element for the control task, in the driver assistance system evaluating the sensor data to determine whether the sensor data satisfy at least one threshold condition that is required for the driver assistance system to take over and autonomously perform the control task; c) in response to the step b) having determined that the sensor data satisfy the at least one threshold condition, with a signaling device in the motor vehicle automatically outputting an information which informs the driver that the driver assistance system can take over and autonomously perform the control task; d) after the step c), detecting whether the driver is continuing or has discontinued the operating of the vehicle control element; and e) in response to the step d) having detected that the driver has discontinued the operating of the vehicle control element, automatically activating the driver assistance system to autonomously perform the control task.
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