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Method for determining control data for deploying restraint elements in a vehicle prior to a collision

  • US 6,516,258 B1
  • Filed: 12/06/2000
  • Issued: 02/04/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/03/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for determining control data for triggering at least one restraining device in a vehicle, comprising the steps of:

  • transmitting information between neighboring vehicles by causing each one of the neighboring vehicles to transmit to each other data relating to vehicle-specific characteristics capable of affecting a course of an impending crash; and

    activating the at least one restraining device on the basis of the transmitted information in the event of the crash.

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