Vehicle protection system, vehicle component and method
AssigneeINVENTUS Engineering GmbH
InventorSTEFAN BATTLOGG
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Abstract
A vehicle component has a sensor device that includes a sensor for detecting a characteristic parameter for an obstacle in the vicinity of the vehicle, for example an obstacle in a movement area of the door. The damper device can be actuated in a manner which is dependent on the parameter. A monitoring device is provided which, in order to detect a characteristic parameter for a manipulation of the vehicle, for example damage of a vehicle exterior shell or removal of a vehicle interior compartment, is operatively connected to the sensor device, in order for the latter to be interrogated.
Claims17
A vehicle protection system for a vehicle having at least one vehicle component configured for automatic control, the protection system comprising:
- a sensor device having at least one sensor for detecting a characteristic variable for an obstacle;
- a monitoring device operatively connected to said sensor device for acquiring therefrom at least one characteristic parameter for a manipulation of the vehicle;
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- a controller operatively connected to said monitoring device and configured to operate the at least one vehicle component if the at least one characteristic parameter indicates a requirement for protective action protecting the vehicle against damage.
A method of operating a component of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- detecting with a sensor at least one characteristic variable for an obstacle in a vicinity of the vehicle;
- detecting with the sensor device at least one characteristic parameter for a manipulation of the vehicle and making the at least one characteristic parameter available to at least one monitoring device;
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- controlling the component as a function of the characteristic variable or of the at least one characteristic parameter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.