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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 26, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Werner Bernhard, Stuttgart, DE;
Assignee:
Mercedes-Benz AG, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q / ; G08G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
340438 ; 340435 ; 340436 ; 340901 ; 340903 ; 180167 ; 180169 ; 36442401 ; 364461 ;
Abstract
Method of assisting a motor vehicle in changing from a current lane to an adjacent target lane. The space in front and the space behind the vehicle at least in the adjacent target lane is monitored, the distance of objects (in particular vehicles) detected there, and their speeds are measured, and safety distances calculated therefrom. If all the measured distances are greater than the calculated safety distances, a possible lane change is signalled.