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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2011
Applicants:
Christoph Kossira, Ingolstadt, DE;
Andreas Baudisch, Alteglofsheim, DE;
Inventors:
Christoph Kossira, Ingolstadt, DE;
Andreas Baudisch, Alteglofsheim, DE;
Assignee:
AUDI AG, Ingolstadt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); B60D 1/36 (2006.01); B60D 1/46 (2006.01); B60D 1/58 (2006.01); G08G 1/00 (2006.01); F16H 48/20 (2012.01); B60T 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/36 (2013.01); B60D 1/465 (2013.01); B60D 1/58 (2013.01); G08G 1/22 (2013.01); F16H 2048/204 (2013.01); B60T 7/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and device for the recognition of a trailer () of a motor vehicle (), wherein the trailer () is connected to the motor vehicle () via a coupling device (), wherein a control device () collects and stores data relating to the currently connected trailer () during an operating phase of the motor vehicle, and a device for identification () of the trailer () is able to ascertain, by means of a test signal, a separation of the connected trailer () from the motor vehicle () during the shutdown phase of the motor vehicle ().