Method for automatically controlling motor vehicle spacing

US6094616A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT · DE

Inventors

• Peter Andreas · Gifhorn, DE
• Wolfgang Bäker · Braunschweig, DE
• Thomas Ruchatz · Lehre, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 5, 1999
• Grant date: Jul 25, 2000
• Expiry date: Feb 5, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01S2013/9325
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

In the method for automatically controlling the spacing of motor vehicles described in the specification, a lane width for a controlled vehicle which is defined for evaluation is varied as a function of transverse velocities of vehicles detected ahead of the controlled vehicle.