Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60T—VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL; ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES; VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES
  • B60T7/00—Brake-action initiating means
  • B60T7/12—Brake-action initiating means for automatic initiation; for initiation not subject to will of driver or passenger
  • B60T7/22—Brake-action initiating means for automatic initiation; for initiation not subject to will of driver or passenger initiated by contact of vehicle, e.g. bumper, with an external object, e.g. another vehicle, or by means of contactless obstacle detectors mounted on the vehicle
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60T—VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL; ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES; VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES
  • B60T2201/00—Particular use of vehicle brake systems; Special systems using also the brakes; Special software modules within the brake system controller
  • B60T2201/02—Active or adaptive cruise control system; Distance control
  • B60T2201/022—Collision avoidance systems
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60T—VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL; ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES; VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES
  • B60T2210/00—Detection or estimation of road or environment conditions; Detection or estimation of road shapes
  • B60T2210/30—Environment conditions or position therewithin
  • B60T2210/32—Vehicle surroundings
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60T—VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL; ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES; VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES
  • B60T7/00—Brake-action initiating means
  • B60T7/12—Brake-action initiating means for automatic initiation; for initiation not subject to will of driver or passenger
  • B60T7/16—Brake-action initiating means for automatic initiation; for initiation not subject to will of driver or passenger operated by remote control, i.e. initiating means not mounted on vehicle

Definitions

• the invention relates to an emergency stop system for a vehicle, a vehicle with an emergency stop system, a method, a program element and a computer-readable medium.
• a first aspect of the invention relates to an emergency stop system for a vehicle.
• the emergency stop system has a sensor arrangement with a vibration sensor and / or a camera for detecting an emergency stop command of a passer, who is outside the
• the controller is configured to stop the vehicle and prevent it from rolling away when an emergency stop command of the passer by the sensor assembly has been detected.
• the Not ⁇ halt command can be triggered by a passerby, when the vehicle is in a partially or fully automatic maneuver, such as the automatic parking.
• Increasing the safety of vehicles is an important development direction.
• passers-by can trigger an emergency stop of a vehicle when they themselves or other passers-by are at risk.
• a switch or button for optical and mechanical reasons to be avoided.
• sensors can be installed in the vehicle or existing sensors can be used. Further, a smooth outer skin, low mechanical stress on a switch and not Ver ⁇ pollution can be ensured by means of integrated sensors.
• the passer-by can give the vehicle an emergency stop command, this emergency stop command can be detected by the sensor assembly and forwarded to the controller. It must be ensured that the emergency stop command can be triggered intuitively by the passerby. For example, the emergency stop command can be triggered by loud calling, gesticulating and / or touching or hitting. As soon as the sensor arrangement detects an emergency stop command from a passerby, an emergency stop signal can be sent to the person
• the Senso ⁇ ranssen may comprise a vibration sensor, as examples game, a microphone or an acceleration sensor and / or a camera for this purpose.
• the control unit can perform an emergency stop of the vehicle due to the emergency stop signal. This emergency stop involves stopping the vehicle and, once the vehicle is stationary, securing against rolling away. For this purpose, the controller can activate the brakes of the vehicle.
• the driver or the owner of the vehicle need not be in or on the vehicle.
• the emergency stop command can be triggered by a passerby when the vehicle is in a partially or fully automatic driving maneuvers, such as during automatic parking, is located.
• the emergency stop system can also be designed so that it is activated up to a certain speed, as in ⁇ example 10, 20 or 30 km / h.
• the emergency stop system may be configured to be active when a driver is in the vehicle, but also when there is no driver in the vehicle.
• the emergency stop system can be triggered by a passerby when the vehicle is in motion.
• the sensor arrangement comprises a chassis sound microphone, also known as structure-borne noise sensor,
• the emergency stop command is a strike of the passer on the
• Vehicle is, which is detected by the chassis sound microphone.
• the emergency stop command can be done for example by a blow of the passers on the outer skin of the vehicle, in ⁇ example, the hood, the rear window or the boot lid.
• the impact or its structure-borne sound waves can be detected, for example, by a chassis sound microphone. It can also be installed several chassis-sound microphones in the vehicle. In an example recognizes one
• the Chassis Sound Microphone of the emergency stop system detects the shock and stops the vehicle.
• the sensor arrangement further knows a camera, wherein the emergency stop command is a predefined visual signal of the passers, which is detected by the camera.
• the emergency stop system can also be triggered by a visual signal of a passerby, for example, by waving / gesturing with the arms, by folding the arms or by clearly showing the hands.
• the visual signal for triggering the emergency stop system can be detected by a camera installed in the vehicle.
• a plurality of cameras may be installed in the vehicle, creating a surround view system.
• An embodiment of the invention provides that the camera of the sensor device is designed to detect image data of the triggering passers, which triggers the emergency stop command.
• the camera of the emergency stop system may be configured to detect and store an image of the initiating passers when an emergency stop command is issued by a passerby.
• the camera can also capture the image data of the passerby when the emergency stop command has been detected by another sensor of the sensor device, such as the Chas- sis sound microphone.
• the detection of the image data of the passers-by can be particularly advantageous in order to prevent abuse by Pas ⁇ esting and track.
• the sensor arrangement comprises a microphone, wherein the emergency stop command is a predefined acoustic signal of the passer, which is detected by the microphone.
• the emergency stop command is a predefined acoustic signal of the passer, which is detected by the microphone.
• Another way a passer-by could trigger the emergency stop command would be an audible signal.
• the passerby can for example "stop!, "Stop!
• the acoustic signal can be detected by microphones and interpreted as an emergency stop command
• the invention further comprises a radar sensor, an ultrasound sensor and / or a lidar sensor
• the emergency stop command is a predefined movement sequence of the passerby, which is detected by the radar sensor / ultrasound sensor.
• the radar sensor, the ultrasound sensor or the lidar sensor can detect fast movements of a passers-by and interpret them accordingly, for example by means of the Doppler effect, the object tracking or the distance derivation.
• the sensor may already be present in the vehicle.
• control unit is designed to end the emergency stop of the vehicle when a sensor of the sensor arrangement detects a predefined signal for terminating the emergency stop.
• the emergency stop system does not only provide for the possibility of an emergency stop triggered by a passer-by, but also the ending of the emergency stop by a passerby.
• the termination signal may be playing as a three times pounding on the vehicle at ⁇ such as "continue," an acoustic signal or a visual signal like a certain wave.
• the functionality to end the emergency stop can prevent the vehicle from remaining on the road and blocking traffic, or the vehicle can be put back into service after the end of the hazard and continue the previously performed operation. If a driver is in the vehicle, this can also end the emergency stop or override.
• An embodiment of the invention provides that the emergency stop system has a communication interface, wherein the control unit is designed to inform the owner of the vehicle via the communication interface when an emergency stop has been carried out at his autonomous vehicle running.
• the emergency stop system may further comprise a communication interface.
• the communication interface can inform the owner of the vehicle when the emergency stop has occurred.
• the communication interface can send an SMS, an e-mail or a push message to the owner of the vehicle.
• the connection is typically via a wireless transmission path. In particular, this is advantageous if the owner or the driver is not in or on the vehicle. It may also be advantageous if the owner knows that his vehicle was stopped with an emergency stop to inspect his vehicle at ⁇ play as or transport it out of the way.
• the wireless transmission or the wireless reception of the information can be done via Bluetooth, WLAN (eg WLAN 802.1 la / b / g / n or WLAN 802.11p), ZigBee or WiMax or even cellular radio systems such as GPRS, UMTS or LTE done. It is also possible to use other transmission protocols.
• the GE- mentioned protocols offer the advantage of already existing standardization.
• An embodiment of the invention provides that an autonomously / automatically driving vehicle is stopped by the emergency stop.
• the vehicle can be controlled by partially or fully automatic driving ⁇ functions. Especially with fully automatic driving functions, it may happen that there is no occupant or driver in the vehicle. In this case, the vehicle can not be stopped by the driver and it may be advantageous if the vehicle can be stopped by a passerby. As another embodiment, the emergency stop system may be deactivated when a driver is in the vehicle.
• An embodiment of the invention provides that the vehicle is in a parking maneuver upon actuation of the emergency stop.
• the invention further provides that the emergency stop system is active during a fully automatic parking maneuver.
• the vehicle can be parked here by a parking assistant or a parking lot system, even without a passenger in the vehicle.
• the control unit can turn off the Parkpilot system, stop the vehicle and secure against rolling away.
• the control unit can release the Parkpilot system and this can continue the parking maneuver.
• Another aspect of the invention relates to a method for triggering an emergency stop in a vehicle. The method comprises the steps of: - detecting an emergency stop command issued by a passer by the sensor assembly;
• the vehicle can be, for example, a power ⁇ vehicle, like a car, a bus or a truck.
• Another aspect of the present invention relates to a program element that, when used by a controller of a
• a vehicle is executed which instructs the vehicle to carry out the method described in the context of the present invention.
• Another aspect of the present invention relates to a computer readable medium having stored thereon a computer program which, when executed by a controller, directs the controller to perform the method described in the context of the present invention.
• Fig. 1 shows a schematic representation of a vehicle with the emergency stop system according to an embodiment of the
• Fig. 2 shows a schematic representation of the emergency stop ⁇ system according to an embodiment of the inven- tion.
• FIG. 3 shows a flowchart for a method for detecting an emergency stop signal and for triggering an emergency stop.
• the emergency stop system has a sensor arrangement, a communication interface 140 and a control unit 110.
• the Senso ranowski elbow ⁇ 120 may comprise, for example, a microphone 160, camera 130 a, 150 a radar sensor and / or a chassis-to-sound microphone.
• the emergency stop system 100 may also include other sensors, such as an acceleration sensor, an ultrasonic sensor and / or a lidar sensor.
• the sensor arrangement is designed to detect an emergency stop command from a passerby and forward it to the control unit 110.
• the controller 110 may stop the vehicle 200 and prevent it from rolling due to the emergency stop command.
• the emergency stop command can be triggered by passers-by, these are typically located outside the vehicle 200.
• the emergency stop command can have various forms. Ideally, the emergency stop command should be triggered by an intuitive behavior of the passers-by.
• the emergency stop command can be carried out, for example, by a blow on the outer skin of the vehicle 200, this impact can be effected with the aid of a chassis sound microphone 120. be tektiert.
• the emergency stop command can be triggered by a predefined visual signal of the passerby.
• the predefined visual signal can be detected by means of a camera 130. Examples of the visual signal could be a waving of the passer or the
• an acoustic signal of passers-by as an emergency stop command is conceivable.
• the passerby for example, "stop!, "Stop! and / or "stop!
• the acoustic signal of the passers-by can be detected by a microphone 160.
• the acoustic signals are translated into the respective language, or it is conceivable that the passer The various emergency stop commands can occur individually or together.
• the control unit 110 receives the respective emergency stop commands of the sensors and based on this an emergency stop of the vehicle 200 can be performed . carrying out the emergency stop can include various features and steps. In particular, the vehicle 200 is stopped and prevented from rolling by the emergency stop.
• the controller 110 may activate the functions of the emergency stop system 100 up to a certain VELOCITY ⁇ keitsschwelle and moreover disable, so crizs Piel mecanic at a speed of 100km / h, the emergency stop can not be triggered.
• the emergency stop system may in particular be activated when the vehicle 200 is in an automatic driving maneuver.
• the emergency stop system may be activated when the vehicle 200 is in an automated parking operation.
• the emergency system 100 further provides that the emergency stop can be deactivated by a passer-by, so that the vehicle 200 can retracts, white ⁇ again and can continue the parking maneuver.
• the signal for the termination of the emergency stop may be, for example, a triple hit in a short period of time on the vehicle or a predefined visual or acoustic signal by the passer.
• the advantage of being able to end the emergency stop is that the vehicle 200 may obstruct traffic and the owner of the vehicle 200 is not necessarily within range of the vehicle 200. In particular, when the vehicle 200 performs a fully automated parking operation, in which the owner of the vehicle 200 may also be located outside of the vehicle 200.
• the information editing section 140 may also notify the owner of the vehicle of this.
• FIG. 2 shows a schematic representation of the emergency stop system 100.
• the sensors 120, 130, 150, 160 can detect the emergency stop command 210 from a passerby and they can forward the emergency stop signal to the control unit 110.
• the control unit 110 can then deactivate partially and fully automated driving functions 170, such as the parking assistant. Further, the controller 110 may activate the brakes 180 of the vehicle so that the vehicle safely stops. The control unit can also activate the parking brake after the vehicle has come to a standstill in order to prevent the vehicle from rolling away.
• the control unit 110 may further instruct the information interface 140 to inform the owner of the vehicle via a wireless communication link that his vehicle has performed an emergency stop.
• the sensors 120, 130, 150, 160 may detect an emergency stop completion 220 and forward the completion signal to the controller 110.
• the Control unit 110 can then stop the emergency stop and release the driving functions again.
• the control unit can continue the partially and fully automated driving functions 170. This is particularly noticeable if the owner is not in the vehicle or in the vicinity. If the driver of the vehicle is still in the vehicle, this can of course also carry out the emergency stop itself.
• the sensor arrangement has the sensors 120, 130, 150, 160, but also only individual sensors therefrom, that is to say the emergency stop system 100 can also have only one sensor.
• a plurality of sensors, but also only one sensor can detect the emergency stop command 210, but this can also take place successively at the same time.
• 3 shows a flowchart for a method for detecting and triggering an emergency stop in a vehicle.
• step 301 the emergency stop command is detected, which was triggered by a passer and detected by the sensor arrangement.
• step 302 the emergency stop is triggered by the control unit. Then the vehicle is stopped and then secured against rolling away.
• step 303 the emergency stop of the vehicle is terminated when the sensor arrangement detects a predefined emergency stop completion signal.

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