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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2012
Markus Erlacher, Hitzhofen, DE;
Michael Botsch, Ingolstadt, DE;
Christian Berger, Göteborg, SE;
Torsten Krüger, Ingolstadt, DE;
Markus Erlacher, Hitzhofen, DE;
Michael Botsch, Ingolstadt, DE;
Christian Berger, Göteborg, SE;
Torsten Krüger, Ingolstadt, DE;
AUDI AG, Ingolstadt, DE;
AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES GMBH, Gaimersheim, DE;
Abstract
A method for controlling a reversible belt tensioner of a safety belt in a motor vehicle includes detecting a time profile of at least one state variable and/or at least one variable relating to the surroundings of the motor vehicle, identifying a predetermined driving maneuver and/or a value characterizing the attentiveness of a driver from the time profile of the at least one detected state variable and/or variable relating to the surroundings, and controlling the reversible belt tensioner based on the identified driving maneuver or on the basis of the value characterizing the attentiveness of the driver.