Abstract: A method for operating a vehicle having a collision avoidance system including a sensor for sensing potential other parties to a collision and having an evaluator, connected to a control unit, for evaluating a risk of a collision. It is proposed that when the other party to a collision comes relatively close in the lateral direction, an actuator system is activated in order to predefine a setpoint trajectory of the vehicle in order to avoid a lateral collision. In addition, a device for operating the method is provided.

Abstract: A driver assistance device for warning a driver of a motor vehicle of a risk of departure from the lane or from the lane is described, having at least one image-transmitting sensor, an evaluation device, connected to the image-transmitting sensor, for detecting edge-of-lane and/or lane markings and/or edges of lanes in the area sensed by the image-transmitting sensor, and a warning device which is connected to the evaluation device, in which driver assistance device in addition at least one distance-transmitting sensor is connected to the evaluation device, with which sensor the distance from objects which are elevated with respect to the surface of the lane can be determined in the region of the edge of the lane, in particular of a structural boundary of the edge of the lane.

Abstract: A driver assistance device for warning a driver of a motor vehicle of a risk of departure from the lane or from the lane is described, having at least one image-transmitting sensor, an evaluation device, connected to the image-transmitting sensor, for detecting edge-of-lane and/or lane markings and/or edges of lanes in the area sensed by the image-transmitting sensor, and a warning device which is connected to the evaluation device, in which driver assistance device in addition at least one distance-transmitting sensor is connected to the evaluation device, with which sensor the distance from objects which are elevated with respect to the surface of the lane can be determined in the region of the edge of the lane, in particular of a structural boundary of the edge of the lane.

Abstract: In a method and apparatus for determining the curvature of a curve passing through a plurality of points, the shape of which is defined by a line connecting these points, curvature is assigned to the individual points by determining the position of adjacent points relative to the individual points. The curvature of a point (B) is determined by further taking into account two additional points (A, C), one of which (A) lies on the connecting line forward of the respective point (B) and the other (C) on the connecting line behind the respective point (B). The points (A, C) are determined such that they are as remote as possible from the respective point (B) and, at the same time, no points exist which lie between the respective point (B) and one of the additional points (A, C), and which are farther than a set distance from the connecting lines between the respective point (B) and each of the two additional points (A, C).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operation of a steering device (10) and to a steering device (10) for a vehicle, having a steering actuator (12) for setting the steering angle on the steered vehicle wheels (11) and having a steering handle (14) which is mechanically decoupled from the steering actuator (12) during disturbance-free operation. A nominal steering angle is determined on the basis of the operation of the steering handle (14) and is set on the steered vehicle wheels (11). At least during disturbance-free operation, at least one variable which describes the transverse dynamics of the vehicle is taken into account in the determination of the nominal steering angle. A disturbance influence which acts laterally with respect to the direction of travel is also determined from this variable which describes the transverse dynamics of the vehicle or from an assessment variable which is derived from it.