Method and apparatus for deactivating and reactivating an activated distance and / or speed regulation system - Patents.com

Abstract

To provide a method and device for deactivating and reactivating an activated vehicular gap and / or speed adjustment system of an automobile.SOLUTION: In a method, an activated vehicular gap and / or speed adjustment system is deactivated by the predetermined operation of a first operation element, and the activated vehicular gap and / or speed adjustment system is newly activated or reactivated by the predetermined two operations of a second operation element. In this case, upon deactivation, a set value in the vehicular gap and / or speed adjustment system, for example, an adjusted set speed, is stored, and is adjusted again upon reactivation.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for deactivating and reactivating an activated distance and / or speed regulation system. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent document 1 relates to a method for switching from a first driver assistance function to a second driver assistance function in a two-wheeled vehicle, where one driver assistance function is an adaptive distance and speed regulation function and the other driver assistance function is a cruise control function, and where the switching is performed by the driver by continuously operating an operating element over a time interval of a predetermined length. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] German Patent Publication No. 102018214421 Summary of the Invention

[0004] The present invention relates to a method for deactivating and reactivating an activated vehicle spacing and / or speed regulation system of a motor vehicle, deactivating an activated distance and / or speed regulation system by a defined actuation, in particular a single actuation, of the first operating element, Two predefined actuations of the second operating element result in a renewed activation or reactivation of an activated vehicle spacing and / or speed regulating system.

[0005] In this case, when deactivated, the set values ​​of the vehicle spacing and / or speed regulating system, for example the adjusted set speed, are stored and are adjusted again when reactivated.

[0006] A preferred embodiment of the invention is characterized in that the first and second operating elements are identical, in which case the operating element is operated only once for deactivation, and in which the operating elements are each an engine torque request element.

[0007] A preferred embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that the motor vehicle is a two-wheeled motor vehicle.

[0008] A preferred embodiment of the invention is characterized in that the operating element is an axle of a two-wheeled vehicle.

[0009] A preferred embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that the predetermined operation is overrev.

[0010] A preferred embodiment of the invention is characterized in that, for two given actuations of the operating element, these two acts must take place within a time interval of a given length.

[0011] A preferred embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that the two-wheeled vehicle is a motorcycle.

[0012] Furthermore, the invention includes an apparatus having means configured for carrying out the method according to the invention, in which case the apparatus is in particular a control unit in which program code for carrying out the method according to the invention is stored. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0013] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 shows a flow chart of an embodiment of a method according to the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0014] The drawings include FIG.

[0015] The present invention relates to the development of an intuitive switching method that allows a motor vehicle driver to activate and deactivate a distance and / or speed regulation system without having to take his eyes off the traffic event and the vehicle operation. In the example of a two-wheeled vehicle, deactivation can be done by overrevving the accelerator once, and reactivation can be done by overrevving the accelerator twice or twice within a predefined short time interval.

[0016] This allows for intuitive operation of the function: the driver does not have to take their hands or individual fingers off the steering wheel to reactivate CC / ACC, thus allowing maximum concentration on driving the vehicle.

[0017] This is explained by the following practical example. When a motorcycle enters a corner, activating the distance and / or speed regulation system to maintain a constant speed leads to an unusual driving sensation. For this reason, the distance and / or speed regulation function is often deactivated when entering a corner or in the middle of the corner. In this case, the accelerator overrev stop function can be used to prevent undesirable forces, and thus noise, from being introduced into the driving mechanism due to braking. A typical action when exiting a corner is the exit acceleration from the corner. This is realized by reactivating the distance and / or speed regulation function, and the vehicle can be accelerated again to the preselected vehicle speed. The operation of the main switch for this function requires the release of the driver's hand or individual fingers. The double accelerator overrev return prevents this and is also an intuitive operating concept based on the stop function. This also contributes to a more dynamic driving sensation. This is because recovery is effected quickly by the accelerator, resulting in increased comfort and increased user acceptance when using the distance and / or speed regulation system.

[0018] 1 shows a flow chart of an embodiment of the method according to the invention. After starting in block 100, a distance and / or speed regulation system is activated in block 101, giving the driver the possibility to select, for example, a set speed. Due to the provision of a distance regulation system, it is also possible to regulate the speed depending on the distance to the vehicle ahead.

[0019] Then, in block 102, a check is made as to whether the driver wants to deactivate the system. This is done, for example, by checking whether there has been only one overrev of the accelerator. If the driver does not want to deactivate the system, a return is made to block 101. If, however, the driver does want to deactivate, the system is deactivated in block 103. In block 104, a check is made as to whether the driver wants to reactivate the system. This is done, for example, by only two overrevs of the accelerator within a predefined short time interval. In that case, a return is made to block 101. If the driver does not want to reactivate, a transfer is made to block 103. [Explanation of symbols]

[0020] 100,101,102,103,104 blocks

Claims

1. A method for reactivating an activated vehicle spacing and / or speed regulation system of a two-wheeled motor vehicle after deactivation, comprising: deactivating the vehicle distance and / or speed regulation system that has been activated by over-revving the accelerator of the two-wheeled vehicle (101); and reactivating (102) the deactivated vehicle spacing and / or speed regulation system if an over-rev operation of an accelerator of the two-wheeled vehicle occurs twice within a predetermined time interval after the deactivation.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the two-wheeled vehicle is a motorcycle.

3. An apparatus having means configured to carry out the method according to claim 1 or 2.

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