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Method and device for assisting a driver when maneuvering a vehicle or vehicle-trailer combination

US8044779B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Daimler AG · DE

Inventors

Stefan Hahn · Ulm, DE
Tobias Ehlgen · Ravensburg, DE
Markus Glaser · Hüttlingen, DE
Thomas Ruland · Gettorf, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 25, 2008
Grant date	Oct 25, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 15, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B27/01
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a method and a device for assisting a driver when maneuvering a vehicle or vehicle-trailer combination (1) which has vehicle elements (2, 3) which can move with respect to one another. The method provides that the vehicle or vehicle-trailer combination is/are displayed in the straight-ahead position on a display unit (A) using a static display element (4) which corresponds to the straight-ahead position of the vehicle elements (2, 3) and in addition respectively using a dynamic display element (6, 7) which is assigned to the respective vehicle element (2, 3) and is determined as a function of an instantaneous or future position of the vehicle elements (2, 3) which can move with respect to one another. In this context, the dynamic display elements (6, 7) are displayed enhanced multiply and highlighted in terms of color.

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