Control system and method for assisting motor vehicles in safely pulling in after overtaking
US10235887B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 1, 2016 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2554/805
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a control system which is equipped and designed for use in a motor vehicle, to determine, on the basis of environment data obtained by one or several environment sensors present on the motor vehicle, a point in time as of which a safe lane change from a fast lane to an adjoining slower lane is possible. The environment sensors are designed to provide environment data representing the area laterally ahead of, laterally next to and/or laterally behind the vehicle to an electronic control unit of the control system. The control system is at least equipped and designed to determine, during a predefined interval or continuously, in the electronic control unit driving data representing the driving situation of one's own motor vehicle from sensors present in one's own motor vehicle. One or several other vehicles using the road laterally ahead of, laterally next to and/or laterally behind one's own motor vehicle are detected by means of the environment sensors during the predefined interval or continuously in order to determine characteristic variables relating to the driving situation(s) of the one or several other vehicles. On the basis of the driving data repres…
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