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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 18, 1998
Andre Zander, Halberstadt, DE;
Uwe Wiesner, Braunschweig, DE;
Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, DE;
Abstract
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.