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Method for detecting the direction of travel of a motor vehicle

US8370024B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG · DE

Inventors

Markus Irth · Mainz, DE
Martin Grieβer · Eschborn, DE
Andreas Köbe · Bensheim, DE
Frank Schreiner · Friedrichsdorf, DE
Christian Suβmann · Bad Soden, DE
Daniel Fischer · Fribourg, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 2, 2008
Grant date	Feb 5, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 3, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60W2520/06
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for detecting the direction of travel or for detecting a change in the direction of travel of a motor vehicle which has at least two wheel speed sensor arrangements which each comprise an encoder with an incremental scale and a plurality of scale graduations and a wheel speed sensor (SEa, SEb, SEc, SEd) and are connected to an electronic control unit, wherein, when a scale graduation is sensed the wheel speed sensors each transmit a speed signal to the electronic control unit, wherein the direction of travel or a change in the direction of travel is identified at least from the order in which the speed signals occur with respect to the individual wheel speed sensor arrangements. A computer program product for carrying out all the steps of the method is also disclosed.

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