Continental Teves, Ag and Company Ohg

Itt Automotive Europe Gmbh

Itt Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.

Continental Automotive Gmbh

Conti Temic Microelectronic Gmbh

Continential Teves Ag & Co.

Volkswagen Ag

Continental Teves Ag &co. Ohg

Alfred Eckert

Stefan A Drumm

Peter E Rieth

Ulrich Stählin

Jochen Burgdorf

Hermann Winner

Manfred Rüffer

Holger Von Hayn

Wolfgang Ritter

Thomas Berthold

Bernd Hartmann

Jürgen Diebold

Stefan Fritz

Johannes Graber

Christof Klesen

Peter Wanke

Georg Roll

Ulrich Neumann

Georg Halasy-Wimmer

Paul Linhoff

Stefan Lüke

Andreas Klein

Martin Randler

Jürgen Schonlau

Thomas Kranz

Helmut Windl

Manfred Kahrs

Thomas Raste

Stefan Lueke

Sighard Schräbler

Peter Lauer

Vladimir Koukes

Bernhard Kant

Ronald Bayer

Ralph Grewe

Oliver Hoffmann

Peter Schramm

Michael Vogt

Wilfried Mehr

Marc Fischer

Matthias Strauss

Christian Albrich Von Albrichsfeld

Karlheinz Haupt

Bernhard Schmittner

Ralf Richard Reviol

Dirk Ulbricht

Torsten Queisser

Milan Klimes

Markus Neumann

J&uuml;rgen Diebold

Benno Lammen

Peter Olejnik

Thomas Geiger

Karl-Friedrick Worsdorfer

J&uuml;rgen Pfeiffer

Michael Kremer

J&uuml;rgen Balz

Bernd Piller

Walter Hagleitner

Bernhard Hartmann

Mark Bayens

C Jan Nederkoorn

C Jan Neederkorn

Patrick Seiniger

Friedrich Kolb

Dieter Maus

Oliver Hoffman

Peter Skotzek

Lutz Marczinski

Erwin Tieleman

Frank Rischbieter

Kurt Landau

Bettina Abendroth

Thomas Eberz

Jörg Tiemann

Jochen Weisse

Eva Bender

Knut Berg

A brake system for vehicles, in particular motor vehicles, including a master brake cylinder, in particular a tandem master brake cylinder, a brake booster which is connected upstream of the master brake cylinder, in particular at least four hydraulically actuatable wheel brakes, and a first electrohydraulic brake control device which includes a first pressure regulating valve arrangement for adjusting wheel-specific brake pressures, in particular an electrically actuatable pressure source, and a wheel-specific outlet pressure connection for each wheel brake, wherein the brake booster is designed to be electrically actuatable, and a second electrohydraulic brake control device is provided which includes a second pressure regulating valve arrangement, in particular for adjusting wheel-specific brake pressures, and which is connected in series between the first brake control device and the wheel brakes.

Brake system for vehicles

A system and method for updating a digital map for a driver assistance system in a vehicle. The digital map contains map data having coordinates and attributes for characterizing subregions of an overall region of the digital map. The system includes a base station and a plurality of vehicles, each equipped with a driver assistance system. The base station has at least one transmission unit for sending updated map data having updated attributes to the driver assistance systems. The driver assistance system has a memory unit for storing map data from at least a portion of the digital map, a receiver unit for receiving the updated map data sent by the base station and a control unit for updating the stored map data using the received updated map data.

System and method for updating a digital map in a driver assistance system

A method and a device for an assistance system, e.g. a parking assistance system, perform an autonomous or semi-autonomous driving maneuver of a vehicle. A camera system generates image data from the surroundings of the vehicle. A processor arrangement processes the image data to produce control information that is used by the assistance system to perform the driving maneuver. If the image data show that a restriction or impediment is present, then the assistance system is put in a safe state.

Method and device for an assistance system in a vehicle for performing an autonomous or semi-autonomous driving maneuver

A method of automatically preventing or reducing aquaplaning during the driving operation of a motor vehicle on a route provides that:

Method for automatically preventing aquaplaning

A method and system for promoting a uniform driving style. A longitudinal speed of a motor vehicle and a route section curvature radius lying ahead of the vehicle are determined when the vehicle approaches the route section. An expected lateral acceleration is determined from the curvature radius and longitudinal speed as the route section is driven through. The lateral acceleration is compared with a permanently predefined lateral acceleration limiting value which can be predefined by the driver. In the event the expected lateral acceleration is greater than at least one of the lateral acceleration limiting values, the longitudinal speed is lowered by an optical, acoustic and/or haptic request to the driver and/or by autonomous braking intervention. If the expected lateral acceleration is smaller than or equal to the lower of the two lateral acceleration limiting values the lowering of the longitudinal speed is reduced by decreasing the engine drag torque.

Method and system for promoting a uniform driving style

The invention describes a controller for data processing in bidirectional adhoc-network radio communication with a computation unit for data processing and ports for data input and data output. The computation unit is set up to process the data according to the ITS standard, wherein the data processing is limited to processing steps of the ITS Facility layer, which performs content-oriented evaluation and/or conditioning of the data which are received or need to be sent by means of the bidirectional adhoc-network radio communication, and a first wideband communication port is provided at least for receiving the data from an ITS communication unit for the purpose of bidirectional adhoc-network radio communication.

Controller in bidirectional adhoc network radio communication

In a device and a method for increasing the safety of a motor vehicle, a first sensor unit () detects the environment, in particular free spaces and objects () and the position and motion thereof, a second sensor unit () detects the environment state, a third sensor unit () detects the vehicle state, and a fourth sensor unit () detects the driver inputs. The respective data from the several sensor units are combined. In consideration of the data, a driving safety coordinator () calculates the risk of collision on the basis of a risk evaluation, and determines pre-collision phases (P, P, P, P, P) of the motor vehicle () with regard to the object ().

Safety device for a motor vehicle and method for operating a motor vehicle

The invention relates to a method and a device for performing open-loop or closed-loop control of the driving stability of a vehicle and for avoiding collisions with an object located in the traffic lane. The invention also relates to a closed-loop driving stability controller. The method according to aspects of the invention comprises: determining based on environmental signals whether a critical situation in terms of driving dynamics, in particular an imminent collision, exists, calculating an avoidance path if a critical situation in terms of driving dynamics exists, determining based on a plurality of input variables pressures for individual brakes of the vehicle, and activating preparatory measures of the driving dynamics regulator, in particular dynamic switching over of closed-loop control parameters if the critical situation in terms of driving dynamics exists. The device and the closed-loop driving stability controller are suitable for carrying out the method.

Method and device for performing closed-loop or open-loop control of the driving stability of a vehicle

A road safety communication device for protecting pedestrians in road traffic, which includes a transponder which is integrated into a shoe, wherein the supply of electrical power to the device is activated only in selected situations.

Road safety communication system for increasing the road safety of pedestrians

A device and method for determining a roll angle of a motorcycle are disclosed. The method includes the step of acquiring a rolling rate ({dot over (&#x3bb;)}) of the motorcycle. A first roll angle variable (&#x3bb;) is determined from the rolling rate ({dot over (&#x3bb;)}). At least one vehicle movement dynamics characteristic variable is determined from a velocity (v), a rotational speed ({dot over (&#x3c8;)}), and/or an acceleration ({umlaut over (z)}, &#xff;) of the motorcycle. A second roll angle variable (&#x3bb;) is determined from one or more vehicle movement dynamics characteristic variables. The roll angle (&#x3bb;) is calculated on the basis of the roll angle variables (&#x3bb;, &#x3bb;).

Method and device for determining the roll angle of a motorcycle

A brake system for motorcycles and a method for regulating the brake pressure in a motorcycle having an anti-lock function and having an integral brake function are provided. By means of the integral brake function, front wheel brake means are actuated in connection with brake actuation at a rear wheel (RW), and a brake pressure (p) in front wheel brake circuit is regulated on the basis of a predefined dependency (f) of a pressure (p) caused by the brake actuation at the master brake cylinder of a rear wheel brake circuit. In the event of an anti-lock function at the rear wheel (RW), a higher brake pressure (p) is set in the front wheel brake circuit than is set at the present pressure (p) at the master brake cylinder on the basis of the dependency (f) in the absence of anti-lock regulating intervention.

Method for regulating the brake pressure in motorcycles

Disclosed is a method for controlling a brake system () of a motor vehicle having an electric-regenerative brake, in particular a generator (), and a number of hydraulic friction brakes () driven by at least one brake pressure generating means by way of a braking medium (B). The brake system is controlled so that the total deceleration of the brake system is composed of deceleration components of the friction brakes () and the electric-regenerative brake, thus achieving maximum brake comfort. The braking medium (B) is discharged into a pressure accumulator () when braking with an electric-regenerative brake.

Method for controlling a brake system of a motor vehicle

In a dual-circuit hydraulic motorcycle brake system with two hand or foot-operated master cylinders, at the commencement of the pump operation in one of the brake circuits, the change-over valve () and/or the separating valve () of that brake circuit assume a switching position in which the pressure which can be generated by the pump () is prevented from causing a reactive effect on the associated hand-operated or foot-operated master brake cylinder (). To this end, the separating valve () in the brake line may be switched to a closed or throttling position, while the change-over valve () in the suction path is closed. Alternatively, both the change-over valve () and the separating valve () can be opened at the same time so that the pump conveys brake fluid in a circle.

Motorcycle brake system

The invention proposes a process for determining the driving torque of a vehicle as it is starting. This process and device uses a model of the idling properties of the engine, a comparing element for the output values of the model and corresponding measured values or values derived therefrom, and a determining element for determining the driving torque of the vehicle according to the results of the comparison. Furthermore, the invention discloses a process and device for determining an externally generated variable that drives or brakes the vehicle as well as for supporting uphill starting. In addition, processes and devices for determining externally generated variables/torques as well as for supporting uphill starting are disclosed.

Process and a device for determining the driving torque of a vehicle

Method for adjusting a brake system of a vehicle

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Mainz-Hechtsheim, Germany

Alfred Eckert