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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2002
Bernhard Mattes, Sachsenheim, DE;
Juergen Kissner, Schwieberdingen, DE;
Walter Wottreng, Takasaki, JP;
Hans-Peter Lang, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Kosmas Knoedler, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
The arrangement is to allow timely rollover recognition in the event of tipping over an embankment. For this purpose, the arrangement determines a predictive value of the yaw rate of the vehicle after a fictitious impact of the wheels on one longitudinal side of the vehicle against the ground from a yaw rate prevailing prior to the fictitious impact, the momentum of the vehicle in the direction of its vertical axis, and the angular momentum of the center of gravity of the vehicle prior to the fictitious impact. In addition, using the currently measured angle of inclination of the vehicle, it determines a critical yaw rate of the vehicle about its longitudinal axis instantaneously measured by the arrangement, which would be required to cause the vehicle to roll over. A conclusion is drawn about an imminent rollover if the predictive value of the yaw rate exceeds the critical yaw rate.