IP Library Patent Application 13722404
Patent Application
App. No. 13/722,404

METHODS FOR INFORMING A MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER OF A DRIVING MANEUVER, A DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE THAT UTILIZES THE METHOD, AND A MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING THE DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM

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13/722,404
Abstract

A method for informing a motor vehicle driver of a driving maneuver planned by a driver assistance system of a motor vehicle and carried out by the motor vehicle, a driver assistance system for a motor vehicle that utilizes the method, and a motor vehicle with the driver's assistance system are provided. The method includes detecting current environmental data of the environment lying ahead of the motor vehicle by a detection means, planning and carrying out the driving maneuver on the basis of the environmental data, and reproducing the driving maneuver and at least a portion of the detected environmental data in an image on a display.

Claims (26)

1 . A method for informing a motor vehicle driver of a driving maneuver planned by a driver assistance system of a motor vehicle and carried out by the motor vehicle, wherein the method comprises the steps of:

detecting current environmental data of an environment lying ahead of the motor vehicle by a detection means;

planning and carrying out the driving maneuver on a basis of the current environmental data; and

reproducing the driving maneuver and at least a portion of the current environmental data in an image on a display.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

planning a future driving maneuver on a basis of the current environmental data; and

reproducing a feasibility of the future driving maneuver in the image.

3 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein the driving maneuver, the future driving maneuver, and the current environmental data are presented in the image respectively by an image object chosen from a line, an arrow, a box, a structured area, a circle, a wheel or a pair of wheels.

4 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein a presentation of the driving maneuver and a presentation of the future driving maneuver differ from one another in color and/or structurally.

5 . The method of claim 2 , wherein reproducing comprises displaying a presentation of the current environmental data and/or of the driving maneuver and the future driving maneuver in the image in a case of current environmental data detected as being implausible different in color and/or structurally from a presentation of the current environmental data and/or of the driving maneuver and the future driving maneuver in a case of current environmental data detected as being plausible.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein detecting comprises detecting the current environmental data to include a roadway course and/or a roadway boundary.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein detecting comprises detecting the current environmental data to include people, vehicles and/or obstacles and their relative position to the motor vehicle.

8 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the driver assistance system detects driver-relevant data and takes this into account in planning a future driving maneuver.

9 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein the driver assistance system detects driver-relevant data chosen from a steering wheel position, a blinker position and/or a pedal position of a gas, brake and/or clutch pedal.

10 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein an incomplete presence of necessary environmental data is indicated acoustically and/or haptically.

11 . A driver assistance system for a motor vehicle, wherein the driver assistance system comprises:

a driving system configured for planning a driving maneuver and executing autonomously the driving maneuver as a function of detected environmental data; and

a display configured for reproduction of an image in which the driving maneuver, as executed, and at least a portion of detected environmental data are presented figuratively.

12 . The driver assistance system according to claim 11 , wherein the display in addition indicates a future planned driving maneuver.

13 . The driver assistance system according to claim 11 , wherein the driver assistance system has an interface configured for detection of driver-relevant data.

14 . The driver assistance system according to claim 11 , wherein the display comprises a projector for reproduction of the image onto a projection area of the motor vehicle.

15 . The driver assistance system according to claim 14 , wherein the projection area is a windshield.

16 . The driver assistance system according to claim 11 , wherein the display is a head up display.

17 . A motor vehicle with a driver assistance system comprising:

a driving system configured for planning a driving maneuver and executing autonomously the driving maneuver as a function of detected environmental data; and

a display configured for reproduction of an image in which the driving maneuver, as executed, and at least a portion of detected environmental data are presented figuratively.

Assignments (3)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 7, 2014
From: WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 034287/0601 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 26, 2013
From: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
To: WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
Reel/Frame 030694/0591 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 20, 2013
From: SCHMIDT, GERALD
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 030052/0900 →