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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2024
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfsburg, DE;
Dennis Jank, Hannover, DE;
Philipp Hüger, Rühen, DE;
Viktor Bradar, Štenovice, CZ;
Dennis Imroth, Schandelah, DE;
Havlík Jindrich, Plzen, CZ;
Fehér Marek, Horní Bríza, CZ;
Petr Batek, Plzen, CZ;
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Wolfsburg, DE;
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a method and a driver assistance system for assisted reversing with a vehicle-trailer combination, wherein, initially when it is driven forwards, its forward trajectory is stored and objects arranged laterally next to the forward trajectory are detected. A reversing trajectory, which deviates as little as possible from the driven forward trajectory, is planned. The detected object is classified as a collision object if it lies in the planned reversing trajectory. In such case, a new reversing trajectory that is free of collision objects is generated. The trailer is reversed along the new reversing trajectory. A current deviation of an actual reversing trajectory of the trailer from the new reversing trajectory is thereby determined, and when the current deviation is greater than a permissible limit deviation, the trailer is stopped to allow performing a corrective action. The assisted reversing is resumed after corrective action has been performed.