Patent ID: 7363155

Claim:
A method for warning a driver of a motor vehicle of a traffic situation involving an increased collision risk, comprising: supplying signals from at least one object detector to an analyzer device, wherein the signals represent motion quantities of at least one detected object; supplying signals from at least one motion sensor system to the analyzer device, wherein the signals represent motion quantities of the motor vehicle; calculating by the analyzer device all possible motion trajectories for each detected object and for the motor vehicle, taking into account: a) one of maximum acceleration value and maximum deceleration value; and b) one of maximum change in acceleration value over time and maximum change in deceleration value over time; and issuing a warning to the driver, when an imminent collision is recognized based on the calculating by the analyzer device, wherein the warning includes an indication that at least one of the following is needed to avoid a collision: a) higher acceleration value; b) higher deceleration value; c) a higher change in acceleration value over time; and d) a higher change in deceleration value over time.