| CPC B60W 30/0956 (2013.01) [B60N 2/002 (2013.01); B60W 2520/10 (2013.01); B60W 2520/105 (2013.01); B60W 2520/12 (2013.01); B60W 2520/125 (2013.01); B60W 2540/227 (2020.02); B60W 2554/4041 (2020.02); B60W 2554/4042 (2020.02); B60W 2554/4043 (2020.02); B60W 2710/18 (2013.01)] | 11 Claims |
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1. A method for controlling a safety device of a vehicle, the safety device being configured to react to an imminent collision of the vehicle with a collision object by way of an intervention in a longitudinal and/or lateral guidance of the vehicle, the method comprising the following steps:
reading in: (i) from an interface to at least one environment sensor of the vehicle, environment data regarding a position of the collision object, and/or a velocity of the collision object, and/or a mass of the collision object, and/or an acceleration of the collision object, in an environment of the vehicle, (ii) from an interface to at least one trip data sensor of the vehicle, trip data regarding a position of the vehicle, and/or a velocity of the vehicle, and/or an acceleration of the vehicle, and (iii) from an interface to at least one seat occupancy sensor of the vehicle, seat occupancy data regarding an occupancy state of at least one seat of the vehicle by occupants;
ascertaining: (i) an expected impingement side of the collision object on the vehicle, using the environment data and the trip data, (ii) a velocity change of the vehicle that will occur due to the collision, using the environment data and the trip data; and (iii) a seat occupancy distribution in the vehicle, using the seat occupancy data;
executing an algorithm that defines an evaluation of the velocity change with regard to a threshold value and of the seat occupancy distribution relative to the expected impingement; and
generating, depending on a result of the evaluation, a control signal for output to an interface to the safety device, the control signal having at least one control parameter for controlling the safety device.
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