CONTROL UNIT FOR SETTING A DEVICE FOR THE ADAPTIVE REDUCTION OF CRASH ENERGY FOR A VEHICLE, DEVICE FOR THE ADAPTIVE REDUCTION OF CRASH ENERGY FOR A VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR SETTING A DEVICE FOR THE ADAPTIVE REDUCTION OF CRASH ENERGY FOR A VEHICLE
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Abstract
A control unit for setting a device for the adaptive reduction of crash energy for a vehicle includes a first interface which provides a first signal characterizing an imminent or a beginning crash process, a computing element which, as a function of the first signal, generates a first control signal for setting the deformation behavior of at least one deformation element of the device for the adaptive reduction in the crash energy, and a second interface which provides a second signal characterizing at least one passenger parameter that changes as a function of the crash process. The computing element generates at least one second control signal as a function of the second signal for setting the deformation behavior during the crash process.
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20 Claims
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11. A control unit for controlling a device for an adaptive reduction in crash energy for a vehicle, comprising:
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a first interface which provides a first signal characterizing an imminent crash process for the vehicle; a second interface which provides a second signal characterizing at least one passenger parameter which changes as a function of the crash process; and a computing element which generates;
(i) a first control signal as a function of the first signal, wherein the first control signal sets a deformation behavior of at least one deformation element of the device for the adaptive reduction in crash energy; and
(ii) at least one second control signal as a function of the second signal for controlling the deformation behavior during the crash process. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A device for the adaptive reduction of crash energy for a vehicle in a crash process, comprising:
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at least one deformation element having deformation behavior which is set as a function of a first control signal for an adaptive reduction of the crash energy; wherein the deformation behavior of the at least one deformation element is controlled during the crash process as a function of at least one second control signal generated as a function of at least one passenger parameter which changes as a function of the crash process. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for controlling a device for adaptive reduction of crash energy for a vehicle, comprising:
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generating a first signal characterizing an imminent crash process for the vehicle; generating a second signal characterizing at least one passenger parameter which changes as a function of the crash process; generating, as a function of the first signal, a first control signal for setting a deformation behavior of at least one deformation element of the device for the adaptive reduction in the crash energy; and generating, as a function of the second signal, at least one second control signal for controlling the deformation behavior during the crash process.
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