Method and device for increasing the safety of a motor vehicle in a critical driving situation

摘要

The invention relates to a method for increasing the safety of a motor vehicle (101), in which an imminent collision of the motor vehicle (101) with an environmental object is determined on the basis of detected environmental data and an avoidance direction for an evasive maneuver is determined, wherein the motor vehicle (101) at least one active chassis element (104) which supports the body of the motor vehicle (101) with respect to at least one wheel (102; 103) of the motor vehicle (101). The method is characterized in that the chassis element (104) is influenced as a function of the determined avoidance direction, wherein only suspension elements (104) are arranged, which are arranged on a curve outside or inside the vehicle. As a result, the driving stability can be increased during the evasive maneuver. The invention further relates to a device which is suitable for carrying out the method.