Device and method for warning a driver of a motor vehicle

摘要

A method for warning a driver of a motor vehicle with the aid of a visual and/or audible warning signal (5), detection of an object taking place with the aid of a sensor which detects an angular field which opens opposite the driving direction of the motor vehicle and which is assigned to one side of the motor vehicle, and determination of at least one parameter related to the driving direction taking place with the aid of a control unit, an ascertainment being made as to whether a traffic situation exists which requires an immediate warning signal (5) with the aid of a decision-making algorithm which processes the at least one parameter related to the driving direction as an input, an immediate warning signal (5) being triggered if a situation requiring an immediate warning signal (5) exists, and ascertaining a delay period which is adjusted to the traffic situation, and triggering the warning signal (5) having the ascertained delay period if no traffic situation exists which requires an immediate warning signal (5).

主权项

1. A method for warning a driver of a motor vehicle with at least one of a visual warning signal and an audible warning signal, comprising:
detecting an object using a sensor which detects an angular field which opens opposite a driving direction of the motor vehicle and which is assigned to one side of the motor vehicle; determining at least one parameter related to the driving direction with a control unit; ascertaining whether a traffic situation requiring an immediate warning signal exists, with a decision-making algorithm which processes the at least one parameter related to the driving direction as an input; and performing one of:
triggering the immediate warning signal if the traffic situation exists which requires the immediate warning signal, andascertaining a delay period that is adjusted to the traffic situation and triggering the warning signal having the ascertained delay period if no traffic situation exists which requires the immediate warning signal.