Device and method for warning a driver of a motor vehicle
US9299254B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 4, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/167
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for warning a driver of a motor vehicle with the aid of a visual and/or audible warning signal (5), detection of an object taking place with the aid of a sensor which detects an angular field which opens opposite the driving direction of the motor vehicle and which is assigned to one side of the motor vehicle, and determination of at least one parameter related to the driving direction taking place with the aid of a control unit, an ascertainment being made as to whether a traffic situation exists which requires an immediate warning signal (5) with the aid of a decision-making algorithm which processes the at least one parameter related to the driving direction as an input, an immediate warning signal (5) being triggered if a situation requiring an immediate warning signal (5) exists, and ascertaining a delay period which is adjusted to the traffic situation, and triggering the warning signal (5) having the ascertained delay period if no traffic situation exists which requires an immediate warning signal (5).
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