Patent ID: 8695424

Claim:
A sensor device in a vehicle for determining rotation rates of the vehicle, the sensor device comprising: a dual-axis, first rotation rate sensor element that is configured to detect rotation rates of rotating motions of the sensor device about a first and a second rotation rate measurement axis, wherein the first and the second rotation rate measurement axes are oriented orthogonally in relation to one another; at least one other rotation rate sensor element that is configured to detect a rotation rate of a rotating motion of the sensor device about a rotation rate measurement axis, which lies in a plane together with the first and the second rotation rate measurement axes; and a plausibility checking device which is configured to determine a plausibility signal based on a comparison of a first rotation rate measured by the first rotation rate sensor element and a second rotation rate measured by said at least one other rotation rate sensor element, wherein the first rotation rate, the second rotation rate, and the plausibility signal are used to control a driving state of the vehicle such that driving state interventions are attenuated based on the plausibility signal.