A vehicle is disclosed comprising vehicle stabilizing devices 18 for stabilizing the vehicle in response to an explosion and means for detecting an explosion local to the vehicle. The 10 vehicle also includes control means 12 for sequentially activating the vehicle stabilizing devices 18, in response to detection of an explosion local to the vehicle, in order to apply a force to the vehicle and stabilize the vehicle in response to the explosion. The control means 12 may be for controlling the vehicle stabilizing devices 18 to apply a force having a groundwards component to the vehicle in response to an explosion, e.g. within 5 15 milliseconds of the detection of an explosion. FIG 1 FOR PUBLICATION DETECTORS ACCELEROMETERS STABILIZING I DEVICES 16 1,9 8 PROCESSOR __ INPUT - - ------
VEHICLE STABILIZATION
09.03.2017
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
STABILIZATION SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE STABILIZATION
Europäisches Patentamt | 2019
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