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Damage limitation for a motor vehicle in a dangerous situation

US9221468B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Thomas Kirschbaum · Munich, DE
Andreas Heyl · Ludwigsburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 27, 2012
Grant date	Dec 29, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 27, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG08B7/00
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A system for limiting damage in a hazard situation of a motor vehicle encompasses a first sensing device for sensing the hazard situation, a second sensing device for sensing a state of the motor vehicle, a processing device for identifying an action instruction on the basis of the hazard situation and of the state of the motor vehicle, and a conveying device for conveying the action instruction to a person in the vicinity of the motor vehicle. A method for limiting damage in a hazard situation of a motor vehicle encompasses steps of sensing the hazard situation, sensing a state of the motor vehicle, identifying an action instruction on the basis of the hazard situation and of the state of the motor vehicle, and conveying the action instruction to a person in the vicinity of the motor vehicle.

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