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Device for longitudinally guiding a motor vehicle

US8447488B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Manfred Hellmann · Hardthof, DE
Markus Hagemann · Gerlingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 10, 2006
Grant date	May 21, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 22, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60W2556/50
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A device is described for longitudinally guiding a motor vehicle, including a sensor system for locating preceding vehicles, a controller that regulates the speed of the vehicle to a setpoint speed, either in a following driving mode as a function of the distance from a preceding vehicle or in a free driving mode, an interface to a navigation system which provides information about the traveled route, and a limiting device for limiting the setpoint speed based on the provided information. The limiting device is designed for calculating a limiting value for the setpoint speed for each possible route when the travel route is recognized as being ambiguous and for selecting the greatest of these limiting values for limiting the setpoint speed.

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