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Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2024

Filed:

Aug. 11, 2020
Applicant:

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;

Inventors:

Tobias Berger, Moers, DE;

Georg Burkhard, Munich, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 40/09 (2012.01); B60W 40/107 (2012.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 40/09 (2013.01); B60W 40/107 (2013.01); G06V 20/597 (2022.01); B60W 2420/403 (2013.01); B60W 2420/905 (2013.01); B60W 2520/105 (2013.01);
Abstract

An operational assistance method for a vehicle, in particular for a motor vehicle, is provided. A movement of an area of a body of a vehicle occupant is captured and sensor values representative of the movement are provided, sensor values for an area of the body of a vehicle occupant are weighted with one another and are combined to form an acceleration value, and the acceleration value is provided. A weighting factor for a respective sensor value, as the degree of the weighting of the sensor value in the acceleration value, is dependent on the magnitude of the sensor value.


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