METHOD AND DISTANCE CONTROL DEVICE FOR PREVENTING COLLISIONS OF A MOTOR VEHICLE IN A DRIVING SITUATION WITH LITTLE LATERAL DISTANCE

摘要

The invention relates to a method and a distance control device for preventing collisions of a vehicle in a driving situation with little lateral distance to a collision body. Data from short-range sensors and/or data of a vehicle communication module is used, and a warning signal is outputted and/or an intervention in the vehicle braking system and/or the vehicle steering system is carried out if the distance of the vehicle to a collision body is less than a speed-dependent minimum distance or the pre-calculated driving trajectory of one or more vehicles suggests an impending collision. The intervention in the vehicle braking system is carried out such that the driving direction of the vehicle is changed in a controlled manner.