Method and arrangement for avoiding and/or minimizing vehicle collisions in road traffic

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6037860
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09156931

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In the method and arrangement for avoiding and/or minimizing collision situations in road traffic described in the specification, a first plurality of sensors provides a representation of the surroundings of the motor vehicle, a second plurality of sensors senses the vehicle operating characteristics and a seat occupancy detector detects seat occupancy in the vehicle. The data relating to the surroundings and the vehicle operating characteristics are supplied to an evaluation unit which is connected to a plurality of vehicle control actuators which are actuated, if necessary, based on seat occupancy in the vehicle to avoid a collision or to produce in the minimum damage in a collision.

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VOLKSWAGEN AG38440 WOLFSBURG

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Wiesner, Uwe Braunschweig, DE 1 271
Zander, Andre Halberstadt, DE 4 298

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