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Granted Patent B2
US 10,239,532 · App. 15/523,586 · Granted Mar 26, 2019

Method for operating a driver assistance system, and driver assistance system

Inventor: Holger Mielenz (Ostfildern, DE)
Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
B60W30/18163B60W30/18145B60W2550/141
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Patent No.
US 10,239,532
App. No.
15/523,586
Granted
Mar 26, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for operating a driver-assistance system for the lateral guidance of a motor vehicle in a lane change from a current lane to a target lane in a traffic-lane split. Also provided is a driver-assistance system for the lateral guidance of a motor vehicle in a lane change from a current lane to a target lane in a traffic-lane split. The driver-assistance system encompasses a trajectory-ascertainment device, which is configured to ascertain a trajectory for the lane change of the motor vehicle from the current lane to the target lane so that the lane change from the current lane to the target lane is carried out at a predefined point in time following the traffic-lane split.

Claims (28)

1. A method for operating a driver-assistance system for providing lateral guidance of a motor vehicle in a lane change from a current lane to a target lane in a traffic-lane split, the method comprising:

sensing the traffic-lane split of the current lane in which the motor vehicle is located;

ascertaining a position of the motor vehicle in relation to the traffic-lane split;

ascertaining a trajectory for the lane change of the motor vehicle from the current lane to the target lane so that the lane change from the current lane to the target lane is carried out at a predefined point in time following the traffic-lane split; and

operating the driver-assistance system so that the lane change is carried out in accordance with the ascertained trajectory;

wherein the predefined point in time is the earliest possible point in time for a lane change from the current lane to the target lane following the traffic-lane split.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the trajectory is ascertained while taking a predefined maximum distance of the motor vehicle from a traffic-lane restriction into account.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the trajectory is ascertained while taking a traffic-lane topography subsequent to the traffic-lane split into account.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the trajectory is ascertained parallel to a traffic-lane restriction.

5. A method for operating a driver-assistance system for providing lateral guidance of a motor vehicle in a lane change from a current lane to a target lane in a traffic-lane split, the method comprising:

sensing the traffic-lane split of the current lane in which the motor vehicle is located;

ascertaining a position of the motor vehicle in relation to the traffic-lane split;

ascertaining a trajectory for the lane change of the motor vehicle from the current lane to the target lane so that the lane change from the current lane to the target lane is carried out at a predefined point in time following the traffic-lane split; and

operating the driver-assistance system so that the lane change is carried out in accordance with the ascertained trajectory;

wherein the trajectory is ascertained while taking a predefined maximum lateral acceleration of the motor vehicle into account.

6. A driver-assistance system for providing lateral guidance of a motor vehicle in a lane change from a current lane to a target lane in a traffic-lane split, comprising:

a lane-split detection device to detect the traffic-lane split of the current lane in which the motor vehicle is located;

a vehicle-position ascertainment device to ascertain the position of the motor vehicle in relation to the detected traffic-lane split; and

a trajectory-ascertainment device to ascertain a trajectory for the lane change of the motor vehicle from the current lane to the target lane so that the lane change from the current lane to the target lane is carried out at a predefined point in time following the traffic-lane split;

wherein the predefined point in time is the earliest possible point in time for a lane change from the current lane to the target lane following the traffic-lane split.

7. The driver-assistance system of claim 6 , wherein the lane-split detection device includes at least one sensor, which is configured to identify traffic-lane markings.

8. The driver-assistance system of claim 6 , wherein at least one of the lane-split detection device and the vehicle-position ascertainment device is coupled with a navigation system.

9. The driver-assistance system of claim 6 , wherein the driver-assistance system is configured as a semi-automatic or a fully automatic driver-assistance system.

10. A driver-assistance system for providing lateral guidance of a motor vehicle in a lane change from a current lane to a target lane in a traffic-lane split, comprising:

a lane-split detection device to detect the traffic-lane split of the current lane in which the motor vehicle is located;

a vehicle-position ascertainment device to ascertain the position of the motor vehicle in relation to the detected traffic-lane split; and

a trajectory-ascertainment device to ascertain a trajectory for the lane change of the motor vehicle from the current lane to the target lane so that the lane change from the current lane to the target lane is carried out at a predefined point in time following the traffic-lane split;

wherein the trajectory is ascertained while taking a predefined maximum lateral acceleration of the motor vehicle into account.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 31, 2017
From: MIELENZ, HOLGER
To: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
Reel/Frame 042549/0004 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2014 222 836 · Nov 10, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170305465A1 · Oct 26, 2017
Cited By (1)
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