Patent ID: 7167787
Filing Date: 2007-01-23
Classification: B60K,B60T,B60W

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling the speed of a vehicle in accordance with risk, the method comprising the steps of: computing a pregiven trip route for said vehicle which includes a plurality of speed-dependent trip segments; detecting the instantaneous speed of said vehicle; detecting risk elements during the trip for each one of said trip segments; computing the current one of said speed-dependent trip segments from said trip route; evaluating each one of said determined risk elements of said one speed-dependent trip segment as to the specific risk potential of said one risk element while considering the dangers thereof and said instantaneous speed of said vehicle; computing an integral risk potential for said one speed-dependent trip segment from a sum of the specific risk potentials of all of the detected risk elements for said one speed-dependent trip segment; and, utilizing said integral risk potential as a basis for changing the speed of said vehicle.