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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2012
Stefan Fritz, Erzhausen, DE;
Bernd Hartmann, Bad Homburg, DE;
Alfred Eckert, Mainz-Hechtsheim, DE;
Peter Rieth, Eltville, DE;
Stefan Fritz, Erzhausen, DE;
Bernd Hartmann, Bad Homburg, DE;
Alfred Eckert, Mainz-Hechtsheim, DE;
Peter Rieth, Eltville, DE;
Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG, Frankfurt, DE;
Abstract
In a device and a method for increasing the safety of a motor vehicle, a first sensor unit () detects the environment, in particular free spaces and objects () and the position and motion thereof, a second sensor unit () detects the environment state, a third sensor unit () detects the vehicle state, and a fourth sensor unit () detects the driver inputs. The respective data from the several sensor units are combined. In consideration of the data, a driving safety coordinator () calculates the risk of collision on the basis of a risk evaluation, and determines pre-collision phases (P, P, P, P, P) of the motor vehicle () with regard to the object ().