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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2018
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Heiko Freienstein, Weil der Stadt, DE;
Josef Kolatschek, Weil der Stadt, DE;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A device for triggering at least one external protection function for a motor vehicle for the protection of external road users in particular need of protection, in particular for the protection of pedestrians, includes a control unit for evaluating sensor data from a first sensor system for sensing collision objects and for outputting a first trigger signal for the at least one external protection function, as well as an auxiliary control unit for evaluating sensor data from a second sensor system for sensing collision objects and for directly outputting a second trigger signal for the at least one external protection function if a collision object was detected, the auxiliary control unit being adapted such that the control unit is bypassed when the second trigger signal is output.