Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080221758 | Method and Device for Actuating a Vehicle Occupant Protection Means - A method and apparatus for preventatively actuating a vehicle occupant protection system in a vehicle having a sensor system which acquires driving state data, and a reversible vehicle occupant protection means which can be triggered before the collision time and thus moved into an operative position. A control signal for triggering the vehicle occupant protection means is activated if at least one critical driving state is present, and is deactivated if the respective critical driving state ends and as a function of at least one further condition which represents at least one sensed controllable driving behavior. As a result, the vehicle occupant protection system is reset to its initial state. | 09-11-2008 |
20080270000 | Preventive-Action Protection System in a Motor Vehicle - In a preventive-action protection system in a motor vehicle having safety devices for reducing the consequences of accidents, driving state data are acquired in a driving state sensor system, and are monitored at least with respect to a braking torque request by the driver. At least the braking torque request is evaluated in a braking request evaluation device, and is used to detect a state of emergency braking. When a state of emergency braking is present at least one of the safety devices is triggered. The braking torque request is acquired by at least two independent sensors and the signals of these two sensors are evaluated in parallel in the braking request evaluation means and are used to detect a state of emergency braking. | 10-30-2008 |
20080319615 | Motor Vehicle Having a Preventatively Acting Safety System - The invention relates to a motor vehicle, in particular a passenger car, having a preventatively acting safety system which comprises safety devices which are actuated as a function of information which is recorded by a driving situation detection device by means of a driving state sensor system and is evaluated in a data evaluation device, with the recorded information being compared with at least one triggering threshold value and the safety devices being actuated when the triggering threshold value is exceeded. According to the invention, the triggering threshold value is adapted as a function of a total vehicle acceleration and a vehicle speed. | 12-25-2008 |
20090076685 | Restraining Device for an Occupant of a Vehicle - In a restraining device for an occupant of a vehicle, having a belt that can be drawn out or retracted by a lockable retractor, and a reversible seat-belt tightener, in the case of an impending but still avoidable first event the reversible seat-belt tightener automatically exerts and maintains a first tightening force on the belt and/or reduces the first tightening force if the first event is no longer impending. In the case of an impending, no longer avoidable second event, automatically exerts a second tightening force on the belt which is greater than the first tightening force. The first tightening force and the second tightening force acting constantly in the retracting direction. | 03-19-2009 |
20090150028 | Motor vehicle with a safety system with a preventive action - In a motor vehicle, such as a passenger car, a preventive-action protection system is provided which includes safety devices that are actuated as a function of information detected by a driving-state sensor system and evaluated in a data evaluation and control device, which compares the detected information with at least one threshold value. When a critical condition of the driving state is detected, the data evaluation and control device actuates at least one safety device assigned to this driving state. Here, a theoretical, lateral-dynamics critical condition is detected and triggering of at least one assigned safety device occurs if a threshold value is exceeded when a current steering angle speed is logically combined with a parameter which represents the current driving-dynamics situation. | 06-11-2009 |
20100036565 | Method and Device for Actuating a Passenger Protection Means - In a method for actuating a vehicle occupant protection means a sensor system senses driving state data, and a reversible vehicle occupant protection means can be triggered before the collision time and as a result moved into an effective position. A setpoint braking deceleration, which triggers the vehicle occupant protection means when a threshold value is exceeded, is determined by a predictive surroundings sensing unit in advance of an imminent collision. Checking is carried out to determine whether the requested setpoint braking deceleration exceeds a threshold value by referring to a deceleration characteristic curve that is dependent on the vehicle speed. | 02-11-2010 |
20140005914 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY STOPPING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE | 01-02-2014 |
20140142830 | Motor Vehicle Having a Driver Assistance Unit - A motor vehicle has a driver assistance unit that includes a braking unit and at least one detection unit to detect an environmental parameter. The driver assistance unit can control performance of an autonomous deceleration of the motor vehicle in the case of a risk of collision, which is recognized using the environmental parameter. The driver assistance unit is formed in such a way that an autonomous emergency stop is only then able to be carried out if the motor vehicle has at least one reversible seat belt pre-tensioner. | 05-22-2014 |