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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2014
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Marlon Ramon Ewert, Ditzingen-Hirschlanden, DE;
Bastian Reckziegel, Kirchheim/Nabern, DE;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a method for operating a pedestrian-protection device of a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, which has a surroundings sensor system and a contact sensor system, and is configured to trigger at least one pedestrian-protection measure. The method comprises monitoring the surroundings of the vehicle to detect a collision object using the surroundings sensor system, and determining the type of detected collision object before an impact with the vehicle. The method further comprises using the contact sensor system to determine an impact feature on the vehicle of the detected collision object, which has impacted with the vehicle, and to compare the impact feature with at least one predefineable limiting value, in order to make a decision about the triggering of the pedestrian-protection measure. In this context there is provision that the limiting value is changed as a function of the determined type of detected collision object.