METHOD FOR LIMITING DAMAGE IN THE EVENT OF A PARTIALLY OVERLAPPING HEAD-ON COLLISION, AND MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH A CORRESPONDING DEVICE

摘要

A method for mitigation of partially overlapping frontal collision between two cars, one an imminent collision reporting the first signal triggers an opposite directions inward turning of the steerable front wheels (9, 10) to minimize the impact caused yaw moment. For this purpose, after the collision, or when the collision has not occurred, the steerable wheels moved back to the starting position. For this purpose, two actuators (17 ', 17 "") are in a suitably equipped vehicle provided with an external power source, wherein each actuator a steerable wheel (9, 10) is associated.