The invention relates to a method and a device for preventing or avoiding collision damage to a parked vehicle caused by a vehicle executing a parking operation. A method according to the invention comprises the following steps: determining, on the part of...

The invention relates to a method for generating an alarm signal in a vehicle (1) for indicating that said vehicle is in the proximity of a further object (4), said method comprising: detecting a degree of proximity to said object (4); calculating a value ...

Generating an audio signal with a configurable distance cue includes the following: receiving an input audio signal that has at least one signal characteristic that contributes to a listener's auditory distance perception; receiving a distance control sign...

The method involves determining whether a risk of collision with an approaching motor car is high or not by a parked motor car (S104). A warning signal is transmitted (S105) to the approaching motor car by the parked motor car if the risk of collision is h...

The parking space detection method uses evaluation of information provided by sensors monitoring the automobile peripheral field, with automatic selection of one side of the automobile (22) for subsequent detection of a parking space between parked vehicle...

The distance warning system has sensors on the rear of the vehicle for monitoring a given area. The system also has a control apparatus and means for wiring up the sensors and the control apparatus. The system is also provided with optical warning devices ...

The parking aid system has a number of sensors (2) for monitoring the area adjacent the automobile (1), the sensor values fed to a control and/or regulation device (3), activating an acoustic signal source (4) for providing a warning signal. The control an...

The front bumper (54) has four distance sensors (66) connected via a communication line (78) to a decentralized control circuit (74) in the bumper. The rear bumper (56) also has four distance sensors (68) connected via a communication line to a decentraliz...

The device has a visual display unit (5) driven by the sound generator output (4) of a controler (3) and the visual display unit has an evaluation device (11) for converting the sound generator signals into control signals for the visual display unit. The ...