Motor vehicle control system

US8396655B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• WABCO GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Karsten Breuer · Rodenberg, DE
• Thomas Dieckmann · Pattensen, DE
• Hartmut Kitterer · Hannover, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 17, 2008
• Grant date: Mar 12, 2013
• Expiry date: Sep 2, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G08G1/167
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A control system for a motor vehicle includes: (a) at least one driving data sensor for acquiring driving data characterizing a driving state of the motor vehicle; (b) at least one camera for capturing images of the surroundings; (c) an accident recorder that can record the images of the surroundings in a buffer; and (d) an electronic controller for controlling the driving data sensor, the camera, and the accident recorder. The electronic controller is programmed to trigger an autonomous braking action of the motor vehicle based on driving data and/or images of the surroundings.