METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE DEPLOYMENT OF AN EXTERNAL INFLATABLE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY STRUCTURE EQUIPPING A VEHICLE, AND PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION EQUIPMENT INTEGRATING SAID SYSTEM

摘要

A method for controlling the deployment of an external inflatable safety structure (1) equipping a vehicle, comprising a step of detecting the sudden appearance of an obstacle (39), on the basis of the processing of signals originating from one or more sensors (32), and a step of identifying this obstacle as being a pedestrian, on the basis of the processing of signals originating from one or more sensors. This method further comprises a step of computing a strategy for deploying the inflatable structure (1), resulting in the generation of signals (41, 47) for selectively controlling the filling of a plurality of inflatable bags and the positioning of this inflatable structure (1).