Patent ID: 7586402

Claim:
A process for avoidance of collision when opening doors of a vehicle, comprising the following steps: determining a projected path of movement ( 6 ) of the vehicle ( 4 ), detecting objects ( 1 ) in the near or far environment about the vehicle ( 4 ) using environment sensors, determining the projected movement paths ( 2 ) of the detected objects ( 1 ), determining a probability space ( 7 ) for the pivot area ( 5 ) of the vehicle doors and a probability space ( 3 ) for each detected object ( 1 ), comparing the probability space ( 7 ) of the pivot areas ( 5 ) of the vehicle doors with the probability spaces ( 3 ) of the objects ( 1 ) so that a possible overlapping can be detected, and producing a reaction signal indicating a danger of collision when an overlapping is recognized.