Volkswagen Ag

Thorsten Gaas

Ulrich Hackenberg

Andre Leschke

Torsten Strutz

Andre Zander

Stefan Schinke

Ricardo Ploeger

Ricardo PLÖGER

A pedestrian protection system for a vehicle, having at least one impact-detecting sensor and a deformable element that are arranged between a cross-member and a bumper cover of the vehicle, and a control unit that analyzes the signals of the at least one sensor. In order to reduce the amount of space required, the deformable element is designed as a deformable member that it has a cavity in which the at least one sensor is arranged and detects changes in an electromagnetic field in the cavity.

Pedestrian protection system for a vehicle

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

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Munich, Georgia

Thorsten Gaas