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Method for monitoring and signaling a traffic situation in the surroundings of a vehicle

US9478136B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Philipp Lehner · Penna, DE
Michael Schumann · Stuttgart, DE
Volker Niemz · Rutesheim, DE
Pascal Kanter · Renningen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 20, 2012
Grant date	Oct 25, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 20, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG08G1/166
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for monitoring and signaling a traffic situation in the surrounding environment of a vehicle, a sensor acquiring a surrounding environment of the vehicle, an object at risk being recognized in the acquired environment, a collision probability and a prediction reliability being determined for the recognized object at risk, and when there is a given collision probability and a low prediction reliability an action of a first type being carried out, and when there is a given collision probability and a high prediction reliability an action of a second type being carried out. The present invention further relates to a driver assistance system for carrying out the method.

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