Robert Boschgmbh

Marcus Schneider

Michael Schumann

Albrecht Irion

Dirk Schmid

Klaus Marx

Michael Schoenherr

Juergen Hoetzel

Alfred Kuttenberger

Peter Rapps

Volker Niemz

Albrecht Klotz

Benjamin Visel

Joachim Platzer

Christian Pampus

Markus Becker

Georg Stellmann

Henrik Siegle

Michael Schlick

Michael Helmle

Michael Gerlach

Raphael Cano

Sebastian Jackisch

Christian Hoffmann

Hans-Joerg Mathony

Meike Fehse

Wei-Chia Lee

Thorsten Sohnke

Maik Hansen

Thomas Treptow

Gunther Schaaf

Burkhard Iske

Michael Hering

Florian Raisch

Michael Seiter

Jochen Staack

Axel Stamm

Andreas Gruetzmann

Andras Roka

Bjoern Herder

Hakan Oezaslan

Bettina Schneider

Ulrich Klee

Lidia-Pilar Verdugo-Lara

Andrea De Sciscio

Mirza Alikadic

Thomas Scheuerle

Bayar Bayarsaikhan

Frank Suessenbach

Jerome Rigobert

Inga Schierle

Akos Merkel

Ralph Miksch

Francesco Bonura

Jannik Friedrich

Peter Schenke

A system for transmitting a piece of information to a subunit, including at least one connection position and at least one subunit, the at least one connection position being configured for accommodating a subunit, and the at least one connection position including at least one coding lug which is configured for engaging into a corresponding recess on a subunit, the arrangement of the at least one coding lug coding the piece of information to be transmitted, and the at least one subunit having at least one recess which is configured for contactlessly detecting the presence of a coding lug in a recess.

System for transmitting a piece of information to a subunit

A method for providing assistance to a driver of a vehicle, the vehicle including a driver assistance system that enables at least temporary autonomous driving, and that, after the termination of the autonomous driving, requests the driver to take over at least the lateral guidance of the vehicle via a signal. It is further provided that the steering of the vehicle is stiffened for a specified time span after the request to take over the lateral guidance. A computer program and a device that are set up to carry out the method, are also described.

Method for providing assistance to a driver of a vehicle and driving assistance system

A method for operating a surroundings-detection system of a vehicle includes at least one transceiver unit emitting a frequency-modulated signal and receiving echo signals of the emitted frequency-modulated signal. The received echo signals are associated with reflection sources, and a piece of information about the speed of the reflection source relative to the transceiver unit is ascertained on the basis of the received echo signals.

Method for operating a surroundings-detection system of a vehicle

In a method for recognizing a load state and for removing problems that may result from such a load state of a vehicle, measures are provided for recognizing the overall vehicle mass and/or load mass of a vehicle as well as for detecting a non-uniform load of a vehicle, and reaction possibilities are provided for the functionality, impaired by such a load, of a distance sensor situated on the vehicle.

Method and devices for detecting and rectifying problems in connection with a vehicle load

In a driver assistance method for a vehicle, to identify moving objects on the side and to avoid unnecessary collision warnings, the method includes: a) detecting an object with the aid of a first sensor; b) detecting the object with the aid of a second sensor; c) checking whether the object has left the detection area of the second sensor; and d1) discarding the distance data measured by the first sensor and the second sensor if the object has left the detection area of the second sensor; or d2) determining the position of the object from measured distance data if the object has not left the detection area of the second sensor.

Driver assistance method for detecting objects on the side

A method for warning a driver of a motor vehicle with the aid of a visual and/or audible warning signal (), 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 () 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 () being triggered if a situation requiring an immediate warning signal () exists, and ascertaining a delay period which is adjusted to the traffic situation, and triggering the warning signal () having the ascertained delay period if no traffic situation exists which requires an immediate warning signal ().

Device and method for warning a driver of a motor vehicle

A method and device for supporting a driver of a motor vehicle during a driving maneuver during which longitudinal guidance and/or lateral guidance is/are performed in an automated manner. A trajectory for performing the driving maneuver being determined and the vehicle being guided with automatic control along the trajectory, while the surroundings of the vehicle is being monitored during the driving maneuver. If the driver intervenes in the steering while lateral guidance is being performed or if the driver operates the accelerator while longitudinal guidance is being performed or if the driver intervenes in the steering or operates the accelerator while longitudinal guidance and lateral guidance are being performed, the control of the vehicle is returned to the driver. In the case of an imminent endangerment to the surroundings, control is not transferred to the driver.

Device and method for supporting a driver of a motor vehicle during a driving maneuver

In a method for warning a driver of a vehicle about a collision with an object in the course a parking operation, the distance of the vehicle to at least one object in the environment of the vehicle is detected, and if a specified minimum distance is undershot, the driver is warned to stop the vehicle or the vehicle is stopped automatically. The specified minimum distance is varied as a function of the type of parking space and the executed parking maneuver.

Method for warning a driver of a collision

In an automated method for providing an indication, with the aid of a turn signal indicator, that a vehicle is leaving a parking space, a vehicle control system detects initially whether an executed driving maneuver is a maneuver related to leaving a parking space, in which case the maneuvering out of a parking space is indicated by activating the turn signal indicator, and the turn signal indicator is kept activated until the process of maneuvering out of the parking space has been concluded.

Method for indicating the process of leaving a parking space

In a method for assisted parking of a vehicle in a parking space with the aid of a parking-assistance device which guides the vehicle along parking trajectory, the vehicle is guided along a first segment of the parking trajectory up to an intermediate point which is determined in such a way that it is possible to pull the vehicle into either a parallel or a diagonal parking space, and it is identified whether the parking space is a parallel or a diagonal parking space. The vehicle is guided along a second segment of the parking trajectory which is selected depending upon whether the parking space is a parallel or a diagonal parking space.

Method for assisted parking in a parking space, and device for that purpose

A device for the semiautonomous support of a parking process of a vehicle, such as a motor vehicle, having a steering device for the steering movement of wheels of the vehicle, having a control device for controlling the steering device, the control device having a computing device for processing input values to form an output value that controls the steering device; the computing device being developed for processing a steering angle, that is maximally achievable at the wheels of the vehicle, together with a steering wheel angle, that is maximally achievable in response to the respective conditions, to form an output value that is designated as a steering wheel angle.

Device for the semiautonomous support of the parking process of a vehicle

A method for diagnosing an internal combustion engine in a motor vehicle having at least one sensor unit, including at least one sound receiver, the sound receiver converting sound waves into an electrical signal. Sound waves of the internal combustion engine are recorded using the sound receiver of the sensor unit and converted into an electrical signal, and the electrical signal is used for the diagnosis of the operating state of the internal combustion engine.

Method for diagnosing an internal combustion engine in a motor vehicle

A parking assistance system for outputting parking instructions to the driver of a vehicle has a sensor device which is designed for performing a parking space measurement on the basis of parking space limits and generating parking space information on the basis of the parking space measurement; a program-controlled device which calculates the driving trajectory to be traveled on the basis of the parking space information generated and calculates a time to collision and/or a distance to collision, within which the vehicle will presumably collide with one of the parking space limits, from the parking space information generated and the calculated driving trajectory; and a warning signal transducer which generates a warning signal if the calculated period of time is less than a first limit value and/or the calculated distance to collision is less than a second limit value.

Parking assistance system and parking assistance method

To protect vehicle occupants in dangerous situations, the distance of the vehicle to a roadside object, such as a guardrail, etc., is determined and compared to a critical distance. If the actual distance is less than the critical distance, alarm devices are triggered and/or reversible restraining devices are deployed. The critical distance may be determined as a function of the host vehicle velocity.

Method and arrangement for the preventive protection of vehicle passengers in dangerous situations

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