Control system and control method for selecting and tracking a motor vehicle

US10539965B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• LUCAS AUTOMOTIVE GMBH · DE

Inventors

• Bjoern Oska · Koblenz, DE
• Richard Altendorfer · Koblenz, DE
• Daniel Ledovskich · Andernach, DE
• Benedikt Joebgen · Bad Bodendorf, DE
• Christian Schwarz · Vuarrengel, CH

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 26, 2017
• Grant date: Jan 21, 2020
• Expiry date: Jan 15, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G05D1/02
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention describes a control system, which is adapted and determined to identify motor vehicles driving in front. The control system is at least adapted and determined to capture other motor vehicles participating in the traffic ahead of the own motor vehicle with the at least one environmental sensor. The control system is at least adapted and determined to determine a respective position of the other motor vehicles with the at least one environmental sensor. The control system is at least adapted and determined to determine a trajectory of the own motor vehicle from a current speed and a current yaw rate of the own motor vehicle. The control system is at least adapted and determined to select a single motor vehicle from the other motor vehicles that has the shortest distance to the trajectory, in order to follow this single motor vehicle with the own motor vehicle.