Assistance system for a vehicle

US11453397B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT · DE

Inventors

• Benjamin Klink · Munich, DE
• Dominik Kirschner · Ingolstadt, DE
• Thomas Eigel · Berlin, DE
• Johanna Wegner · Gifhorn, DE
• Sebastian Busch · Braunschweig, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 11, 2019
• Grant date: Sep 27, 2022
• Expiry date: Feb 28, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60W2710/30
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An assistance System for a vehicle for providing an emergency stop assistance function that includes an execution device to execute the emergency stop assistance function using at least one of a plurality of activation stages; a detection device for automatic detection of driver inactivity, in order to activate the emergency stop assistance function using a first stage selection of the activation stages; a triggering device for monitoring an operating element of an electrical parking brake or a parking lock of a transmission of the vehicle, in order to activate the emergency assistance function using a second stage selection of the activation stages, which differs from the first stage selection, in the case of a manual activation of the operating element.