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Method and device for determining a driving state of an external motor vehicle

US10246092B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH · DE

Inventors

Helge Zinner · Magdeburg, DE
Olivier Frament · Zeitlarn, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 28, 2014
Grant date	Apr 2, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 1, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60W2754/20
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method that determines a driving state of an external motor vehicle includes: detecting the external motor vehicle by at least one sensor, the external vehicle moving in a longitudinal direction; determining a reference for a motion of the external motor vehicle transverse to the longitudinal direction; determining a first distance between the external motor vehicle and the reference at a first point in time; determining a second distance between the external motor vehicle and the reference at a second point in time lying after the first point in time; determining a difference between the first distance and the second distance; and determining the driving state as assistance-supported if the difference is less than or equal to a specified value.

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