Abstract: Disclosed is a method for detecting a direction of travel in a vehicle with a protection system which avoids accidents. When an object is detected in front of the vehicle in the direction of the vehicle and contact between the vehicle and the object is possible, the method triggers a driver-independent braking and/or steering process to prevent contact with the object. In order to avoid incorrect triggering of the protection system, the method further provides that the driver-independent braking and/or steering process is prevented or aborted if reverse travel is detected.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 12, 2007
Date of Patent:
January 10, 2012
Assignee:
Continental Teves AG & Co. OMG
Inventors:
Stephan Groitzsch, Yurity Olshansky, Uwe Herchenröder, Peter van der Vegte