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Method for determining damage which occurs to a vehicle in the event of an accident between a vehicle and a collision partner

US11694488B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Michael Geiger · Starnberg, DE
Ralf Godau · Puchheim, DE
Wolfgang Hundt · Hersbruck, DE
Milan Koch · Munich, DE
Juergen Krieger · Zellingen, DE
Johannes Malotta · Buch am Erlbach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 30, 2018
Grant date	Jul 4, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 30, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06Q40/08
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method determines damage which occurs on the vehicle in the event of an accident between a vehicle and a collision partner. The method analyzes information about an acceleration profile of the vehicle provided by an acceleration sensor. The analysis is performed as to whether the acceleration profile exhibits at least one sudden change or jump. The method generates an output signal which includes an item of information about damage which has occurred on the vehicle in the event of the accident, based on a number of changes or jumps which are identified during the analysis of the acceleration profile.

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