Method and device for operating a vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9849875-B2
Application number	US-201414899860-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 15, 2014
Priority date	Jun 20, 2013
Publication date	Dec 26, 2017
Grant date	Dec 26, 2017

Abstract

A method for operating a vehicle includes: ascertaining a danger measure of a possible stop position for a safe parking of the vehicle; comparing the ascertained danger measure to a predetermined danger measure threshold value; and guiding the vehicle to the possible stop position in order to safely park the vehicle in the possible stop position only if the ascertained danger measure is less than or equal to the predetermined danger measure threshold value.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for operating a vehicle, comprising:
ascertaining a possible stop position;
determining, via map data of a digital map, ranges of view going out from the possible stop position to individual positions or locations in at least a direction of travel and an opposite direction of travel of the vehicle;
ascertaining a danger measure of the possible stop position for a safe parking of the vehicle based on the ascertained ranges of view at the individual positions or locations;
comparing the ascertained danger measure to a predetermined danger measure threshold value;
guiding the vehicle to the possible stop position to safely park the vehicle in the possible stop position only if the ascertained danger measure is not greater than the predetermined danger measure threshold value.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:
acquiring, by an environmental sensor system of the vehicle, environmental data regarding a surrounding environment of the vehicle, wherein the danger measure is ascertained based on the environmental data acquired by the environmental sensor system.

3. The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving route data describing a travel route ahead of the vehicle;
wherein the danger measure is also ascertained based on the received route data.

4. The method as recited in claim 3 , wherein the route data includes occupation state data corresponding to an occupation of an emergency stopping bay located on the travel route.

5. The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting, if the ascertained danger measure is not greater than the predetermined danger measure threshold value, a warning signal in order to warn traffic participants in a surrounding environment of the possible stop position, wherein the warning signal includes stop position data corresponding to the possible stop position.

6. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the possible stop position is ascertained via environmental sensors of an environmental system of the vehicle, and wherein the possible stop position is in a measurement range of the environmental sensors.

7. A driver assistance system for providing an automated control of a vehicle, comprising:
a driver assistance arrangement configured to perform the following:
ascertaining a possible stop position;
determining, via map data of a digital map, ranges of view going out from the possible stop position to individual positions or locations in at least a direction of travel and an opposite direction of travel of the vehicle;
ascertaining a danger measure of the possible stop position for a safe parking of the vehicle;
comparing the ascertained danger measure to a predetermined danger measure threshold value; and
guiding the vehicle to the possible stop position to safely park the vehicle in the possible stop position only if the ascertained danger measure is not greater than the predetermined danger measure threshold value.

8. The driver assistance system as recited in claim 7 , wherein the possible stop position is ascertained via environmental sensors of an environmental system of the vehicle, and wherein the possible stop position is in a measurement range of the environmental sensors.

9. A non-transitory, computer-readable data storage medium storing a computer program including program code, which is executable on a computer, comprising:
a program code arrangement having program code for operating a vehicle, by performing the following:
ascertaining a possible stop position;
determining, via map data of a digital map, ranges of view going out from the possible stop position to individual positions or locations in at least a direction of travel and an opposite direction of travel of the vehicle;
ascertaining a danger measure of the possible stop position for a safe parking of the vehicle;
comparing the ascertained danger measure to a predetermined danger measure threshold value; and
guiding the vehicle to the possible stop position to safely park the vehicle in the possible stop position only if the ascertained danger measure is not greater than the predetermined danger measure threshold value.

10. The non-transitory, computer-readable data storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the possible stop position is ascertained via environmental sensors of an environmental system of the vehicle, and wherein the possible stop position is in a measurement range of the environmental sensors.

Assignees

• Bosch Gmbh Robert

Inventors

• Hauler Florian
• Mueller Martin
• Ruehle Armin
• Hasberg Carsten
• Nordbruch Stefan
• Pink Oliver

Classifications

• B60W2555/00

  Input parameters relating to exterior conditions, not covered by groups B60W2552/00, B60W2554/00 · CPC title

• B60W2720/10

  Longitudinal speed · CPC title

• B60W30/09 Primary

  Taking automatic action to avoid collision, e.g. braking and steering · CPC title

• B60W10/20

  including control of steering systems · CPC title

• B60W10/18

  including control of braking systems · CPC title