Method for securing exit process of person from motor vehicle i.e. passenger car, involves initiating protective action in response to detected viewing direction while viewing direction of person is directed in predetermined period

摘要

The method involves determining whether a person (12) intends to step out of a vehicle (10) through a vehicle door (16) based on a recognized gesture. The preventive measure is introduced by a control device (24) when a present traffic object (18) e.g. past bicycle rider, and an exit intention of the person are signaled by the control device and a gesture recognition unit (26). A protective action in response to a detected viewing direction is initiated while a viewing direction of the person is detected by a viewing direction detecting device (38) and directed in a predetermined period. The vehicle-foreign traffic object is located in a vehicle external exit region (22) before a vehicle door of the vehicle by the control device. The gesture of the person is recognized by the gesture recognition unit, which is designed as a video camera, a stereo camera, an infrared camera, a photo mixture device (PMD) camera, a contact recognition unit in a door lever (28) of the vehicle door and a proximity sensor.