Method for ascertaining a triggering event for an airbag

US10661743B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Bastian Reckziegel · Owen, DE
• Erich Sonntag · Marbach am Neckar, DE
• Gunther Lang · Reinheim, DE
• Parisa Ebrahim · Stuttgart, DE
• Simon Koenig · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 16, 2018
• Grant date: May 26, 2020
• Expiry date: Jul 30, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60Y2400/304
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

In a method for ascertaining a triggering event for an airbag in a vehicle, an imminent collision is ascertained with the aid of a surroundings sensor, an error signal being generated if no signal is established in a collision sensor within a defined time window.