Volkswagen Ag

Andre Zander

Thorsten Gaas

Stefan Schinke

Uwe Wiesner

A pedestrian protection system for a motor vehicle includes an impact recognition sensor for recognizing an impact of the motor vehicle with a pedestrian. The impact recognition sensor is located in a front fender of the motor vehicle, next to an outer skin that lines the fender, or in a front part of the motor vehicle, next to an outer skin that lines the front part of the motor vehicle.

Pedestrian protection system for a motor vehicle

In the method and arrangement for avoiding and/or minimizing collision situations in road traffic described in the specification, a first plurality of sensors provides a representation of the surroundings of the motor vehicle, a second plurality of sensors senses the vehicle operating characteristics and a seat occupancy detector detects seat occupancy in the vehicle. The data relating to the surroundings and the vehicle operating characteristics are supplied to an evaluation unit which is connected to a plurality of vehicle control actuators which are actuated, if necessary, based on seat occupancy in the vehicle to avoid a collision or to produce in the minimum damage in a collision.

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Magdeburg, Germany

Andre Zander