Volvo Car Corporation

Robert Boschgmbh

Paer Nilsson

Thomas Lich

Peter Harda

Jens Becker

Alfons Doerr

Christian Korn

Anders Axelson, Ii

Stephan Rittler

Hansjoerg Markus Hild

Christian Rauh

Olaf Koerner

Marcus Hiemer

Anders Wogel

Anders Axelsson

Peter Hardaa

Maike Moldenhauer

Peter Harda°

Embodiments herein relate to a large animal collision vehicle safety apparatus and method. At least one sensor detects a first acceleration in a longitudinal direction of a host vehicle. A first determination signal is generated from the detected acceleration. At least one further sensor detects a second acceleration in a vertical direction, and/or at least one still further sensor detects an angular velocity about an axis extending in a lateral direction of the host vehicle. A second determination signal is generated from the detected acceleration in a vertical direction. A third determination signal is generated from the detected angular velocity. Judging means judge whether the vehicle has suffered a large animal collision through at least comparing the first, second and/or third determination signals with preset reference signals. Braking intervention of the host vehicle is triggered when the vehicle is judged to have suffered a large animal collision.

Large animal vehicle collision safety apparatus and method

A method of activating a passenger safety arrangement of a vehicle, the method including reading in a roll rate of the vehicle and triggering the passenger safety arrangement when, at a first time, at least one roll rate value is present, which exhibits a positive sign and is larger than a roll rate positive threshold value and when, at a second time after the first time, at least one roll rate value is present, which exhibits a negative sign and is smaller than a roll rate negative threshold value.

Method and control device for the activation of a passenger safety arrangement of a vehicle

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Mölndal, Sweden

Paer Nilsson