Conti Temic Microelectronic Gmbh

Guido Fuchs

Mihai Baneu

Helmut Steurer

Armin Vogl

Mario Götz

Mario Goetz

Muhammad Alrefai

Yasir Mannisseri

In a braking maneuver using a braking assistant () in a motor vehicle (), the braking assistant () initiates an automatic braking maneuver when an actual distance (a) between the motor vehicle () and an object () located ahead of the motor vehicle () becomes less than a specified minimum distance (a). Then an acceleration of the decelerating vehicle () is ascertained during the braking maneuver, and if the acceleration is positive then the braking maneuver initiated by the braking assistant () is automatically interrupted.

Method for performing a braking maneuver using a vehicle braking assistant

A method and a device for determining a warning condition on the basis of brake light detection. Image data are received from a front camera of a vehicle. It is determined whether a brake light of a preceding vehicle is active. An initiation threshold is lowered or a confidence value is raised if the brake light is active. An estimated risk value is derived from the image data of the front camera and a warning signal is produced, if the estimated risk value exceeds the initiation threshold.

Detection of brake lights of preceding vehicles for adaptation of an initiation of active safety mechanisms

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Guido Fuchs