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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2013
Applicant:
Volkswagen Ag, Wolfsburg, DE;
Inventors:
Bernd Dornieden, Braunschweig, DE;
Lutz Junge, Braunschweig, DE;
Patrick Pascheka, Braunschweig, DE;
Assignee:
Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/70 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01); G06G 7/00 (2006.01); G06G 7/76 (2006.01); B60W 30/00 (2006.01); B60W 30/16 (2012.01); B60T 7/12 (2006.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/00 (2013.01); B60T 7/12 (2013.01); B60W 30/16 (2013.01); B60W 30/18127 (2013.01); B60W 2030/1809 (2013.01); B60W 2550/302 (2013.01); B60W 2550/306 (2013.01); B60W 2550/308 (2013.01);
Abstract
A driver assistance system of a vehicle for controlling a distance from the vehicle to a further vehicle. In the method, a distance between the vehicle and the further vehicle and a relative speed between the vehicle and the further vehicle are determined. When the vehicle approaches the further vehicle, the vehicle is operated in an operational state from a group of a plurality of predetermined operational states in dependence upon the distance and the relative speed.