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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2002
Walter Eberle, Hochdorf, DE;
Wolfgang Hinrichs, Filderstadt, DE;
Rainer Justen, Altdorf, DE;
Bernd Mammel, Herrenberg, DE;
Hans Roehm, Wildberg, DE;
Guido Villino, Leonberg, DE;
Markus Woldrich, Ditzingen, DE;
Walter Eberle, Hochdorf, DE;
Wolfgang Hinrichs, Filderstadt, DE;
Rainer Justen, Altdorf, DE;
Bernd Mammel, Herrenberg, DE;
Hans Roehm, Wildberg, DE;
Guido Villino, Leonberg, DE;
Markus Woldrich, Ditzingen, DE;
DaimlerChrysler AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A method for actuating a reversible vehicle occupant protection device in a motor vehicle having a driving state sensor system and a reversible vehicle occupant protection device. The reversible vehicle occupant protection device can be triggered before the collision time and as a result moved into an effective position. For this purpose, the driving state data are monitored with respect to a state of emergency braking, and when the state of emergency braking is detected the vehicle occupant protection system is actuated. In addition, a state of oversteering and a state of understeering are determined by the data processing device. The reversible vehicle occupant protection system is actuated when the data processing device detects the state of emergency braking and/or the state of oversteering and/or the state of understeering.