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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
May. 27, 2010
Applicant:
Meike Fehse, Rutesheim, DE;
Inventor:
Meike Fehse, Rutesheim, DE;
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G08B 26/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/168 (2013.01); G08G 1/166 (2013.01); G08G 1/165 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is provided for increasing the safety of a vehicle, a region about the vehicle being scanned and a distance between at least one location on the vehicle and a physical limit of this region is measured in at least one direction. Subsequently, it is checked whether the distance exceeds a specifiable threshold value and finally, a warning signal is output and/or the vehicle is braked, if the result of the checking is positive. Moreover, a central processing unit for a corresponding driver assistance system and a driver assistance system are provided.