Method and device for actuating an active and/or passive safety system in a motor vehicle
US8260503B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 13, 2009 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60T2270/86
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and device for actuating an active and/or passive motor vehicle safety system in a driving situation in which the vehicle executes a rotary movement about the vertical axis of the vehicle. A variable describing the rotary motion is measured, and this variable is processed by a mathematical model, which determines information therefrom about the future rotary motion of the vehicle. This information in turn may be used to control the vehicle safety systems as a function of the situation and prepare them for a possibly imminent collision.
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