(19)
(11) EP 2 214 121 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
13.10.2010 Bulletin 2010/41

(43) Date of publication:
04.08.2010 Bulletin 2010/31

(21) Application number: 09001313.7

(22) Date of filing: 30.01.2009
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06K 9/00(2006.01)
B60R 21/013(2006.01)
 G08G 1/16(2006.01)
B60W 30/08(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA RS

(71) Applicant: Autoliv Development AB
447 83 Vårgårda (SE)

(72) Inventors:
  • Forslund, David
    58223 Linköping (SE)
  • Cronvall, Per
    58332 Linköping (SE)
  • Tjärnström, Fredrik
    58245 Linköping (SE)

(74) Representative: Müller Verweyen 
Patentanwälte Friesenweg 1
22763 Hamburg
22763 Hamburg (DE)

   


(54) Safety system for a motor vehicle


(57) A safety system for a motor vehicle comprises a sensing arrangement (11) providing sensor signals related to the surrounding environment of the vehicle, at least one safety means (13, 14, 15, ...) for an occupant of the vehicle, and a control means (22) adapted to control said safety means (13, 14, 15, ...) depending on signals from said sensing arrangement (11). The safety system (10) comprises an environment classifying means (23) adapted to classify the surrounding environment of the vehicle into different predetermined categories on the basis of signals from said sensing arrangement (11), and to adjust said control means (22) depending on the vehicle environment category determined by said environment classifying means (23).