Method and device for detecting a collision of a vehicle
OwnerGunther Langinventor
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Abstract
A method for detecting a collision of a vehicle. In this context, at least one threshold value for determining at least one collision type of the collision, is modified, using an environmental information item, which represents an information item that is supplied by at least one surround sensor of the vehicle and is in regard to the collision, in order to obtain at least one modified threshold value. In a further step, the collision type is determined, using the modified threshold value and a non-environmental information item, which represents an information item that is in regard to the collision and is supplied by at least one acceleration and/or pressure sensor of the vehicle, in order to detect the collision.
Claims8
A method for detecting a collision of a vehicle or a collision type, the method comprising:
- modifying at least one threshold value for determining at least one collision type of the collision, using an environmental information item, which represents an information item that is supplied by at least one surround sensor of the vehicle and is in regard to the collision, in order to obtain at least one modified threshold value;
- and
- determining the collision type, using the modified threshold value and a non-environmental information item, which represents an information item that is in regard to the collision and is supplied by at least one acceleration and/or pressure sensor of the vehicle or derived from the modified threshold value and the non-environmental information item, to detect the collision and/or the collision type.
A device, including units, which are configured to detect a collision of a vehicle or a collision type, the units configured to:
- modify at least one threshold value for determining at least one collision type of the collision, using an environmental information item, which represents an information item that is supplied by at least one surround sensor of the vehicle and is in regard to the collision, in order to obtain at least one modified threshold value;
- and
- determine the collision type, using the modified threshold value and a non-environmental information item, which represents an information item that is in regard to the collision and is supplied by at least one acceleration and/or pressure sensor of the vehicle or derived from the modified threshold value and the non-environmental information item, to detect the collision and/or the collision type.
A machine-readable storage medium on which is stored a computer program for detecting a collision of a vehicle or a collision type, the computer program, when executed by a computer, causing the computer to perform:
- modifying at least one threshold value for determining at least one collision type of the collision, using an environmental information item, which represents an information item that is supplied by at least one surround sensor of the vehicle and is in regard to the collision, in order to obtain at least one modified threshold value;
- and
- determining the collision type, using the modified threshold value and a non-environmental information item, which represents an information item that is in regard to the collision and is supplied by at least one acceleration and/or pressure sensor of the vehicle or derived from the modified threshold value and the non-environmental information item, to detect the collision and/or the collision type.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.