The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2011
Sascha Heinrichs-bartscher, Neuwied, DE;
Christian Stelzer, Neuhäusel, DE;
Sascha Heinrichs-Bartscher, Neuwied, DE;
Christian Stelzer, Neuhäusel, DE;
Lucas Automotive GmbH, Koblenz, DE;
Abstract
A method for detecting critical driving situations of motor vehicles, in particular for preventing collisions with an object in front of an own vehicle, has the following steps: determining a path profile of the own vehicle from the time progression of the foreseeable acceleration; acquiring a current distance and a current relative velocity of an object in front of the own vehicle; determining a path profile of the object from the time progression of the foreseeable acceleration; comparing the path profile of the own vehicle with the path profile of the object; and if the two path profiles intersect, determining a probable collision time of the own vehicle with the object; establishing a time before the probable collision time comparison of this time with the probable collision time determined; and if the probable collision time lies before the established time, issuing a warning to the driver of the own vehicle.