Method for a driver assistance system of a vehicle
AssigneeVolkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsLennart BENDEWALD, Linn HACKENBERG
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Abstract
A method for a driver assistance system of a vehicle. The vehicle includes a steering wheel which can be moved manually between a first position and a second position. The steering wheel lies at a farther distance from a user sitting in a driver's seat of the vehicle in the second position than in the first position. In the method, a position of the steering wheel is detected and the driver assistance system is set based on the position of the steering wheel. Also disclosed is a method for a driver assistance system in which two operating elements have to be actuated simultaneously to set the driver assistance system. Also disclosed is a combination of the methods and the associated systems.
Claims20
A method for a driver assistance system of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle comprises a steering wheel which is adjustable between a first position and a second position, wherein the steering wheel in the second position further away from a user sitting in a driver's seat of the vehicle than in the first position, the method comprising:
- sensing the position of a steering wheel;
- and
- setting the driver assistance system based on the position of the steering wheel.
A method for a driver assistance system of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle comprises a steering wheel on which a first operator control element and a second operator control element are arranged, the method comprising:
- sensing an actuation of the first and second operator control elements;
- and
- setting the driver assistance system based on a simultaneous actuation of the first and second operator control elements.
A system for activating a driver assistance system in a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a steering wheel which is adjustable between a first position and a second position, wherein the steering wheel in the second position is further away from a user sitting in a driver's seat of the vehicle than in the first position;
- a sensing device for sensing the position of the steering wheel;
- and
- a processing device which sets the driver assistance system based on the position of the steering wheel.
A system for activating a driver assistance system in a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a steering wheel on which a first operator control element and a second operator control element are arranged;
- a processing device which sets the driver assistance system based on the simultaneous actuation of the first and second operator control elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.