Data processing: vehicles – navigation – and relative location – Vehicle control – guidance – operation – or indication – Vehicle subsystem or accessory control
Reexamination Certificate
2006-01-30
2010-06-15
Tran, Dalena (Department: 3664)
Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location
Vehicle control, guidance, operation, or indication
Vehicle subsystem or accessory control
C180S199000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07739008
ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a system in a vehicle for assisting a driver of a vehicle when reversing, having at least one sensor unit which detects objects within the surroundings to the rear of the vehicle, having a computing unit which is connected to the sensor unit and has the purpose of processing the detected objects, and having an actuator unit which is connected to the computing unit. According to the invention, the computing unit generates a virtual driving tube within which the vehicle can move backward without colliding with the detected objects. The actuator unit is a steering actuator which is actuated by the computing unit and has the purpose of outputting haptic information which informs the driver of the vehicle about the steering direction, which is to be adopted next for reverse travel within the driving tube.
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German translation of Chinese Office Action dated Aug. 21, 2009.
Cieler Stephan
Donk Vera
Meier-Arendt Guido
Sulzbach Thomas
Greenberg Laurence A.
Locher Ralph E.
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Stemer Werner H.
Tran Dalena
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