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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2008
Filed:
May. 31, 2005
Axel Gern, Leutenbach, DE;
Rainer Moebus, Stuttgart, DE;
Volker Oltmann, Altburger Strasse, DE;
Bernd Woltermann, Fellbach, DE;
Zoltan Zomotor, Stuttgart, DE;
Axel Gern, Leutenbach, DE;
Rainer Moebus, Stuttgart, DE;
Volker Oltmann, Altburger Strasse, DE;
Bernd Woltermann, Fellbach, DE;
Zoltan Zomotor, Stuttgart, DE;
Daimler AG, Stuttgrat, DE;
Abstract
A method and device for warning a driver of lane departure, wherein a first analyzer is used to detect the vehicle's lane departure based on image data and/or vehicle data and/or driver activity. The driver then receives a warning as a function of the detection by the first analyzer. In addition, a second analyzer for evaluating the driving situation is provided, which either performs the evaluation of the driving situation after the detection and via which the warning is suppressed as a function of the evaluation, or which alternatively performs an evaluation of the driving situation before the detection and via which a detection of lane departure is suppressed as a function of the evaluation. As a result, the driver receives highly reliable warnings of lane departure, and furthermore thanks to the evaluation of the driving situation erroneous warnings may be recognized highly reliably and as a result suppressed, so that the driver is not distracted unnecessarily and the product enjoys a high acceptance level among users.