Patent ID: 7386385
Filing Date: 2008-06-10
Classification: B60W,G01S

Abstract:
1. A system for evaluating a driving environment of a driver's motor vehicle and for influencing a speed of the driver's motor vehicle relative to other motor vehicles in the driving environment, the system comprising: a desired speed signal transmitter that is configured to generate a signal that is characteristic of a desired speed of the driver's motor vehicle; an actual speed signal transmitter that is configured to generate a signal that is characteristic of an actual speed of the driver's motor vehicle; a yaw rate signal transmitter that is configured to generate a signal that is characteristic of a yaw rate of the driver's motor vehicle; an object signal transmitter that is configured to generate a signal that is characteristic of a distance and a bearing angle, relative to the driver's motor vehicle, of the other motor vehicles; an electronic control unit (ECU) that is configured to generate an output signal in response to the desired speed signal, the actual speed signal, the yaw rate signal, and the object signal; and a control device that is configured to influence the actual speed of the driver's motor vehicle in response to the output signal, wherein the ECU is configured to: