Method for supporting a traffic-light-sequence assistant of a vehicle, said assistant detecting traffic lights

摘要

A method supports a vehicle's traffic-light-sequence assistant system that detects traffic light sequences of a traffic light (11) with a camera (1). According to the method, when the traffic light (11) is detected in the field of view (1a ) of the camera (1), a length or an end stopping point (L) of a driving path (W) toward the traffic light (11) is determined by a control unit (3), such that the traffic light will remain within view of the camera when the vehicle drives the determined length along the driving path to the end stopping point, and a control signal (St) concerning the determined length (L) or the end stopping point of the driving path (W) is outputted.

主权项

1. A method for supporting a traffic-light-sequence assistant of a subject vehicle, wherein said assistant detects traffic light sequences of a traffic light with a camera, characterized in that:
when the traffic light is detected in a field of view of the camera, a control unit determines a length or an end stopping point of a driving path along a road toward the traffic light such that the traffic light will remain in the field of view of the camera when the vehicle drives the determined length or to the end stopping point along the driving path, and the control unit outputs a control signal concerning the length or the end stopping point of the driving path.