Volkswagen Ag

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Audi Ag

Hella Gmbh & Co Kgaa

Stefan Brosig

Stephan Max

Torsten Büschenfeld

Philipp Hüger

Alexander Urban

Reiner Katzwinkel

Mark Beckmann

Thomas Niemann

Andreas Titze

Michael Rohlfs

Dirk Dreyer

Volkmar Tanneberger

Daniel Mossau

Jens Spehr

Nico Bogner

Nikolaus Wahnschaffe

Richard Auer

Holger Manz

Hermann Gebert

Thomas Grummel

Stefan Bosse

Torsten Bueschenfeld

Sascha Ziebart

Kord Lühr

Stephan Menzel

Johannes Keller

Andreas Apel

Hermann Vogt

Stefan Kollmorgen

Andreas Marx

Konstantin Sedlan

Asem Eltaher

Hendrik Franke

Robert Büthorn

Andreas Zachmayer

Gordon Groβkopf

Klaas Hauke Baumgärtel

Ramona Schwemin

Thilo Schwertmann

Boris Buschardt

Gerrit Schmidt

Dennis Rosebrock

Karl-Heinz Deppermann

Bernd Weber

Arnd Hagerodt

Technologies and techniques for estimating a departure time for a user of a vehicle. A departure time may be estimated for a user using a vehicle by obtaining vehicle-related data on the vehicle and obtaining personal data on the user. The departure time may be estimated on the basis of the vehicle-related data and the personal data.

Method, computer program. device, vehicle, and network component for estimating a departure time for a user using a vehicle

An apparatus and a method for connecting a mobile camera device to a vehicle-mounted display apparatus, wherein the mobile camera device is controlled both by the driver operating the mobile camera device as well as by additional information regarding the state of the vehicle, wherein the additional information is provided by vehicle sensors. The information from the driver and the vehicle is processed by an application program on the mobile camera device and the mobile camera device is controlled. The mobile camera device can display images and/or videos and process the images and/or videos by way of the application program. The information to be processed can be displayed on the display of the vehicle-mounted display apparatus.

Apparatus and method for connecting a mobile device camera

The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for visualizing an environment of a motor vehicle, wherein the apparatus has at least one camera for detecting an environment of the motor vehicle, at least one display unit, and an evaluation and control unit, which is designed to depict images of the environment on the display unit, depending on the pictures from the at least one camera, wherein the apparatus comprises a device for detecting a head position of a vehicle passenger, wherein the evaluation and control unit is designed so that the depiction on the display unit is adapted depending on the detected head position, so that the vehicle passenger sees a depiction of the environment of the motor vehicle that the vehicle passenger would see if the display unit were a transparent window of the motor vehicle.

Method and apparatus for visualization of an environment of a motor vehicle

A device for autonomously driving a transportation vehicle having at least one sensor system for sensing a surrounding area of the vehicle, at least one controller for controlling at least one actuator system of the vehicle, and a memory for storing a map of the surroundings, wherein the at least one controller evaluates surroundings data collected by the at least one sensor system, determines the location of the vehicle by the evaluated surroundings data in the map of the surroundings, and controls the at least one actuator system of the vehicle so that a predefined trajectory is travelled autonomously, wherein the controller has an obstacle-detection device to detect obstacles in the surroundings of the vehicle, wherein the at least one sensor system has at least one acceleration sensor, and the obstacle-detection device uses measurement data collected by the at least one acceleration sensor to detect collisions with obstacles.

Device and method for the automated driving of a motor vehicle

A method for assisting a process of coupling a vehicle to a towed object, in particular, a trailer, including detecting an object position of a coupling element of the towed object which is suitable for coupling to a mating coupling element of the vehicle, determining a travel path of the vehicle for reaching a target position, wherein the vehicle is positioned in the target position so the coupling element and the mating coupling element are couplable. Also disclosed is an assistance system for assisting a process of coupling a vehicle.

Method for supporting a vehicle docking operation and a support system

An assist method for coupling a motor vehicle to a trailer, wherein the motor vehicle includes a trailer coupling, at least one camera, a display, and an electronic unit, and wherein the trailer includes a tow bar for the trailer coupling. The assist method captures a first image of at least one tow bar of a trailer by the camera, displays the first image on the display, selects a first region in the first image in which the tow bar is located, enlarges the selected first region to produce a second image, displays the second image on the display, selects a second region in the second image in which the tow bar is located, and determines a trajectory of the motor vehicle for coupling the trailer assuming that the tow bar is located in the second region.

Assisting method and docking assistant for coupling a motor vehicle to a trailer

A method and a device for locating a vehicle from a fixed reference map in which objects are assigned one or more positions in the reference map. At successive points of a vehicle trajectory, in each case a radar impulse is emitted and subsequently, angle-resolved and time-resolved measurements of the radar impulse response are performed. Object positions are identified in the environment surrounding the vehicle from the radar impulse response, the current identified object positions forming an environment map. The vehicle position is identified in the reference map by comparing the environment map to the reference map, the reference map being created from the identified positions and is continuously updated. An object classification for the identified object positions in the current environment map and/or reference map is performed and the identification of the vehicle position is performed while taking the object classification into account.

Method and device for the localization of a vehicle from a fixed reference map

A method for the user-defined provision of a vehicle in which a parking position in a parking region is identified and driven to automatically by the vehicle or with guidance by a user and, at the request of the user, the vehicle drives automatically to a transfer location in the parking region for further use. A trajectory which is traveled along as far as the parking position within the parking region is sorted and the transfer location can be defined at any desired point on this trajectory. Also disclosed is a system for carrying out the method and a motor vehicle having the disclosed system.

Method for providing user-defined customization of a vehicle

To monitor a degree of attentiveness for a driver of a vehicle, a period is determined on the basis of a speed of the vehicle. It is determined whether an eyelid closed time and/or an eyelid closing time of the driver exceeds the period.

Monitoring a degree of attention of a driver of a vehicle

A device and a method for reducing unwanted or undesireable excitations at a steering wheel include a sensor system with which unwanted excitation at a steering wheel and/or steering gear can be sensed. A closed-loop control unit is configured to generate an additional steering torque on the basis of the sensed unwanted excitation. A servomotor applies the additional steering torque to the steering gear.

Method and device for reducing unwanted excitations at a steering wheel

A vehicle electrical system includes at least one battery, at least one fan and a device for detecting a critical state in the vehicle electrical system. The fan is activated when a critical state of the vehicle electrical system is detected. In this context, use is made of the fan's ability to store mechanical energy in the form of inertias. The fan operates in a regenerative manner and electrically feeds the mechanically stored energy back into the on-board electrical system.

Method and device for stabilizing an on-board electrical system of a vehicle electrical system

The invention relates to a method for detecting the attention level of a vehicle operator, wherein a steering performance of the vehicle operator is monitored, as well as to a device () for detecting the attention level of a vehicle operator, with at least one sensor device detecting the steering performance of the vehicle and with a signal measurement and evaluation unit (). According to the method of the invention, a phase relationship between a change of a steering angle (&#x3b2;) of at least one steerable wheel () of the vehicle and a change of the steering wheel angle (&#x3b1;) is evaluated. With the device of the invention, at least one signal () corresponding to the attention level can be generated, with the signal depending on a phase relationship between a steering angle (&#x3b2;) of at least one steerable wheel () of the vehicle and a steering wheel angle (&#x3b1;).

Method and device for recognizing the level of awareness of a vehicle driver

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Hankensbüttel, Germany

Stefan Brosig