Method and device for detecting a rollover situation of a motor vehicle
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Abstract
A rate of rotation around the longitudinal axis of a motor vehicle and the lateral inclination thereof are determined as state variables. A rollover situation is detected when the state variables are greater than the characteristic curve of a minimum triggering threshold in a surface plane defined by the state variables.
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20 Claims
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11. A method of detecting a rollover situation of a vehicle, which comprises:
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determining state variables including a rate of rotation about a longitudinal axis of the vehicle and a pitch angle of the vehicle in a lateral direction thereof; and
detecting a rollover situation if the state variables exceed an activation threshold characteristic in a state space spanned by the state variables. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A device for detecting a rollover situation of a vehicle, the device comprising:
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means for determining state variables of the vehicle including a rate of rotation of the vehicle about a longitudinal axis thereof and a pitch of the vehicle in a lateral direction; and
means for detecting a rollover situation if the state variables of the vehicle exceed an activation threshold characteristic in a state space spanned by the state variables.
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