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US 9,229,457 B2Granted
Determining a driving strategy for a vehicle
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorsDirk Huelsebusch, Maike Salfeld
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Abstract
A method and driver assistance system for determining a longitudinal dynamics driving strategy for a vehicle based on a driving condition specification, includes a processor selecting a driving strategy in consideration of the power consumption and in consideration of a detection, by a rear traffic detection unit, of a following vehicle.
Claims11
A method for determining a driving strategy for a vehicle, comprising:
- obtaining, by at least one computer processor, a driving condition specification;
- detecting, by the at least one computer processor, whether a following vehicle is present, wherein the following vehicle is at least partially behind the vehicle;
- and
- selecting, by the at least one processor and from a plurality of candidate driving strategies, a driving strategy for achieving the specified driving condition based on (a) a power consumption analysis and (b) the detection;
- wherein:
- the plurality of candidate driving strategies includes a first driving strategy and a second driving strategy that is more power-saving than the first driving strategy;
- the at least one processor is configured to select the second strategy responsive to presence of a relevant following vehicle not being detected, and to select the first strategy responsive to detection of the presence of the relevant following vehicle.
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A driver assistance system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a rear traffic detection unit configured to detect whether a following vehicle is present, wherein the following vehicle is at least partially behind the vehicle;
- and
- at least one processor configured to:
- obtain a driving condition specification;
- and
- based on (a) a power consumption analysis and (b) the detection, select for the vehicle and from a plurality of candidate longitudinal dynamics driving strategies that includes a first driving strategy and a second driving strategy that is more power-saving than the first driving strategy:
- the first strategy where the detection is of the presence of the relevant following vehicle;
- and
- the second strategy where presence of a relevant following vehicle is not detected.
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