Decision making of car crash prediction for external airbag system.

An external in airbag system in which the airbags deploy outside the vehicle before a collision has been developed. This system uses four airbags that are mounted inside the front and rear bumpers and both side doors. The decision making for airbag triggering is based not only on sensor information but also on the driver's collision avoidance behaviour. When the system is used together with seat belts, it can reduce the impact damage at a collision and can also withstand a secondary accident after the collision. For the covering abstract see ITRD E116488.