Patent ID: 6542807
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: B60K,G01S

Abstract:
A device for representing on a display device a control situation determined by a motor vehicle distance control device, the distance control device being connected to a sensor which detects the coordinates of the obstacles located ahead of the motor vehicle and relays them to the distance control device, which determines the expected lane of the motor vehicle, the distance control device determining from these data a control object with reference to which the distance of the motor vehicle is controlled, wherein the distance control device (3) is connected to a display control device (14) which converts the data detected by the sensor (9) including locations of the obstacles located ahead of the vehicle and data including the expected lane calculated by the distance control device (10) into an approximately true-to-scale plan view of the control situation ahead of the vehicle (1), which is displayed on the display device (15); andwherein the display device (15) presents a plan view of the control situation which is suitable for viewing by an operator of the vehicle during a driving of the vehicle, and the plan view includes marks identifying a driving corridor (22) of the motor vehicle, the plan view presenting further marks identifying obstacles (23, 24, 25, 26) located ahead of the motor vehicle.