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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2021
Zf Cv Systems Hannover Gmbh, Hannover, DE;
Thomas Dieckmann, Pattensen, DE;
Stephan Kallenbach, Hannover, DE;
ZF CV SYSTEMS EUROPE BV, Brussels, BE;
Abstract
A method for emergency braking of a subject vehicle includes: detecting, using a first surroundings detection system of the subject vehicle traveling in a direction of travel, a front area in front of the subject vehicle; if an object is detected in the front area, determining that a reliable target detection situation is present if at least the following target detection situation criteria are fulfilled: the detected object is a vehicle in front traveling in the direction of travel, the vehicle in front is followed over a minimum following period, in the minimum following period, the same vehicle in front is followed, providing an autonomous emergency braking system which is in an AEBS standby mode during travel outside an emergency braking situation; and if an emergency braking situation is detected outside of a reliable target detection situation, switching the autonomous emergency braking system to an active AEBS mode.