Method and vehicle communication system for determining a driving intention for a vehicle

US10304333B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT · DE

Inventors

• Monique Engel · Braunschweig, DE
• Stefan Gläser · Bottighofen, CH
• Bernd Rech · Bokensdorf, DE
• Teodor BUBURUZAN · Braunschweig, DE
• Bernd LEHMANN · Chemnitz, DE
• Sandra KLEINAU · Rötgesbüttel, DE
• Hendrik-Jörn Günther · Hannover, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 13, 2016
• Grant date: May 28, 2019
• Expiry date: Oct 13, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04W4/024
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method and a transportation vehicle communication system for determining a driving intention for a transportation vehicle. The driving intention includes information about a predicted driving maneuver. The method includes determining a position of the transportation vehicle; identifying a road section based on the position of the transportation vehicle and a digital map; obtaining information about internal trigger variables for determining a current driving intention based on on-board sensors or actuators of the transportation vehicle; and determining the driving intention based on the road section, the information about the internal trigger variables, and the one or more trigger conditions. One or more possible driving intentions are associated with the road section. One or more trigger conditions are associated with the one or more possible driving intentions based on one or more trigger variables.