Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Stephanie Rosenberg

Aaron Lewis Mills

Sascha Haase

Benjamin Carl Mukkala, Ii

Andreas Ediger

Benjamin Baecker

Maria Strackbein

Timur Daniel Oemer Pulathaneli

Manuel Strauch

Benjamin Bäcker

Timur Pulathaneli

The disclosure relates to a method for determining by means of numeric geoposition data that specify the current geoposition of a vehicle, and digital maps that contain area polygons, which in each case represent a geographic area on the earth, in the vehicle in which of the various areas the vehicle is currently located. According to the disclosure, a boundary precheck is initially performed, wherein candidate area polygons are selected, which are located in the vicinity of the current vehicle position. The selected candidate area polygons are subjected successively to a PIP test in order to determine whether the current vehicle position is located in one of the corresponding areas. An initial variable is generated, which specifies whether the vehicle is currently located in an area, and possibly in which of the areas the vehicle is currently located, and the initial variable is supplied to at least one driver assistance system of the vehicle.

GPS-based area recognition in vehicles

A method for controlling a vehicle includes automatically adapting vehicle acceleration responsive to a cruise control setpoint acceleration associated with a detected speed limit, and a drive setpoint acceleration based on the cruise control setpoint acceleration, wherein a cruise controller determines a distance control setpoint acceleration based on a detected vehicle distance from a vehicle traveling ahead, and wherein the drive setpoint acceleration is limited by the distance control setpoint acceleration.

Method for automatically adapting acceleration in a motor vehicle

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Huerth, Germany

Stephanie Rosenberg