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Control unit and method for automatically guiding a vehicle

US8754761B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Markus Koehler · Oberursel, DE
Michael Scherl · Bietigheim, DE
Matthias Haug · Renningen, DE
Uwe Zimmermann · Bischofsheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 16, 2009
Grant date	Jun 17, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 4, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60T2201/10
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A control unit for automatically guiding a vehicle, in particular during a parking procedure, has an interface to a monitoring unit of a brake operating unit of the vehicle to ascertain a braking readiness of the driver in such a way that automatic guiding of the vehicle is interrupted if a braking readiness of a driver is not detected.

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