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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2011
Applicants:
Matthias Strauss, Pfungstadt, DE;
Galin Bobev, Darmstadt, DE;
Inventors:
Matthias Strauss, Pfungstadt, DE;
Galin Bobev, Darmstadt, DE;
Assignee:
CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO., Frankfurt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/09 (2012.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/09 (2013.01); G08G 1/161 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and device for reducing instances of vehicle collisions. Based on parameter data of a first vehicle and road conditions, and parameter data regarding a second vehicle, the first vehicle can undergo warnings or positional adjustments to reduce the likelihood of a collision with the second vehicle or other collision body. The vehicle adjustment can be in the form of braking or steering adjustments. The warning can be in the form of a visual, audio, or haptic signal.