Patent ID: 8271159

Claim:
A method for stabilizing a vehicle, wherein a control method is used to determine correcting variables for activating at least one actuator, by means of which a driving performance of the vehicle can be influenced, the method comprising the steps of: determining that a first predetermined driving situation prevails, counting a number of learning cycles of determining that the first predetermined driving situation prevails; changing a criterion of the first predetermined driving situation depending on the number of learning cycles, the criterion being more narrowly restricted with a rising number of learning cycles; determining a balance of forces acting on the vehicle; determining a vehicle mass based on the balance of forces; determining a load condition of the vehicle based on the vehicle mass; determining, based on the load condition, an activation threshold of a dynamic control variable pertaining to a vehicle behavior; determining that the control variable has exceeded the activation threshold; and activating actuators influencing the control variable in a direction toward reducing the control variable to a value smaller than the activation threshold.