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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
May. 06, 2011
Applicants:
Stefan Lüke, Olpe, DE;
Dirk Waldbauer, Eppstein, DE;
Michael Darms, Lindau, DE;
Thomas Berthold, Darmstadt, DE;
Matthias Komar, Frankfurt am, DE;
Inventors:
Stefan Lüke, Olpe, DE;
Dirk Waldbauer, Eppstein, DE;
Michael Darms, Lindau, DE;
Thomas Berthold, Darmstadt, DE;
Matthias Komar, Frankfurt am, DE;
Assignees:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01B 69/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for assisting a vehicle driver, wherein a sensor for covering the surroundings covers a pavement in front of the vehicle in order to determine a virtual vehicle corridor for a road vehicle in a complex traffic situation and the virtual vehicle corridor is determined depending on identified traffic lines and raised pavement boundaries.