Patent · US Active

Method for warning a driver of a collision

US8823550B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11Claims

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Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Christian Pampus · Leonberg, DE
Marcus Schneider · Ludwigsburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 21, 2011
Grant date	Sep 2, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 3, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60W2554/801
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In a method for warning a driver of a vehicle about a collision with an object in the course a parking operation, the distance of the vehicle to at least one object in the environment of the vehicle is detected, and if a specified minimum distance is undershot, the driver is warned to stop the vehicle or the vehicle is stopped automatically. The specified minimum distance is varied as a function of the type of parking space and the executed parking maneuver.

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