Operational assistance method for a vehicle, control unit, and vehicle
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsTobias Berger, Georg Burkhard
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Abstract
An operational assistance method for a vehicle, in particular for a motor vehicle, is provided. A movement of an area of a body of a vehicle occupant is captured and sensor values representative of the movement are provided, sensor values for an area of the body of a vehicle occupant are weighted with one another and are combined to form an acceleration value, and the acceleration value is provided. A weighting factor for a respective sensor value, as the degree of the weighting of the sensor value in the acceleration value, is dependent on the magnitude of the sensor value.
Claims18
An operational assistance method for a vehicle, the method comprising:
- measuring, by a sensor, movements of a region of a body of a vehicle occupant, wherein the movements comprise at least one of a translational movement or a rotational movement of the region of the body of the vehicle occupant,
- providing sensor values representative of the movements, wherein the sensor values comprise acceleration values of the region of the body of the vehicle occupant, and the acceleration values are determined from the movements,
- weighting the sensor values with respect to one another,
- combining the weighted sensor values to form an overall acceleration value, and
- providing the overall acceleration value,
- wherein a weighting factor for a respective sensor value of the sensor values as a degree of a weighting of the respective sensor value in the overall acceleration value is dependent on a magnitude of the respective sensor value.
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