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

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 fo...

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Main Authors LEHNER PHILIPP, KANTER PASCAL, NIEMZ VOLKER, SCHUMANN MICHAEL
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 22.01.2015
Subjects
ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING ORSUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES INGENERAL
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
SIGNALLING
TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS
TRANSPORTING
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Summary: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.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201214363428