Method for warning a driver of a collision

摘要

In a method for warning a driver of a vehicle about a collision with an object in the course a parking operation, the distance of the vehicle to at least one object in the environment of the vehicle is detected, and if a specified minimum distance is undershot, the driver is warned to stop the vehicle or the vehicle is stopped automatically. The specified minimum distance is varied as a function of the type of parking space and the executed parking maneuver.

主权项

1. A method for assisting a driver of a vehicle to avoid a potential collision with an object in the course of a parking operation of the vehicle into a parking space, comprising:
measuring the distance of the vehicle to at least one object in the environment of the vehicle; determining whether the measured distance of the vehicle to the at least one object is less than a specified minimum distance, wherein the specified minimum distance is varied as a function of a type of parking space and an executed parking maneuver; and if the measured distance of the vehicle to the at least one object is less than the specified minimum distance, one of i) outputting a warning to the driver to stop the vehicle, or ii) automatically stopping the vehicle; wherein the specified minimum distance during a first parking maneuver of the parking operation is greater than the specified minimum distance during subsequent parking maneuvers of the parking operation.