Continental Teves, Ag and Company Ohg

Continental Teves Ag 7 Co., Ohg

Automotive Distance Control Systems Gmbh

Michael Klug

Helmut Fennel

Martin Randler

Jürgen Diebold

Stefan Stölzl

Stephan Groitzsch

Andreas Hartmann

Daniel Förster

Peter Van Der Vegte

Thomas Meurers

Tobias Stephan

Daniel Foerster

Thomas Weiss

Maxim Arbitmann

Martin Kallnik

Yuriy Olshansky

Xavier Torras

An emergency brake assistance system includes: a collision risk detection unit () to detect a risk of collision with an object in front of the vehicle, based on data from an environment sensor () for recording objects in front of the vehicle and data from an accelerator sensor () for recording an intention to accelerate by the driver; and a collision avoidance unit () to implement measures to prevent a potential collision with the object in front of the vehicle, based on data from the collision risk detection unit. The system temporarily deactivates, for a specified time duration, an override condition of a safety concept of the system when the accelerator sensor records the driver's intention to accelerate and the vehicle speed is below a specified speed threshold. Thus the driver's acceleration command when setting the vehicle in motion temporarily cannot override an automatic actuation of the emergency brake system.

Emergency brake assistance system for assisting a driver of a vehicle when setting the vehicle in motion

The invention relates to a device for determining a tendency to tilt about the longitudinal axis and a tendency to turn about the vertical axis of a vehicle. The detection system is characterized by a lateral acceleration sensor producing a lateral acceleration signal, a yaw rate sensor producing a yaw rate signal, a steering angle sensor producing a steering angle signal, wheel speed sensors producing the rotation signals of the wheels, and which includes a controller which, in response to the steering angle, the steering velocity and the vehicle speed, determines a tendency to tilt about the longitudinal axis of a vehicle and which, in response to the lateral acceleration sensor, the yaw rate sensor, the steering angle sensor and the wheel speed sensors determines the tendency to turn about the vertical axis of the vehicle, and with the controller generating a triggering signal for at least one passenger protection means depending on the extent of these tendencies.

Device for determining a tendency to tilt

In a method for determining at least one, preferably however several driver-independent interventions in a vehicle system, a risk calculator is used, whose input is supplied with predetermined vehicle data, ambience data, current vehicle and driver data, occupant data or data of persons outside the vehicle, or similar data. The risk calculator issues an evaluation of the risk situation of the vehicle and its occupants or the persons outside the vehicle based on said data and, in accordance with the evaluation and optional additional criteria or weightings, outputs driving signals controlling actuators that modify or trigger the driving behavior of the vehicle and/or the occupant protection system and/or protection means for other traffic participants (pedestrians, cyclists, etc.) in such a way that maximum protection is obtained for the persons and the vehicle according to a priority control.

Electronic control system for a vehicle and method for determining at least one driver-independent intervention in a vehicle system

A method and device serves to reduce damage caused by an accident, in which a vehicle driver is unable to bring the vehicle that has had an accident into a safe position. A system intervenes in an appropriate manner into the motional behavior of the vehicle, influencing the latter in such a way that the vehicle can be brought into a safe position without the cooperation of the driver (autonomously).

Method and device for reducing damage caused by an accident

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Langen, Germany

Michael Klug