Method for detecting deformations in a vehicle component and corresponding motor vehicle

摘要

The method involves displacing an emitter unit together with a detector unit relative to an aperture component arranged on a vehicle component (3) upon deformation of the vehicle component. A beam path of a light beam is interrupted or opened between the emitter unit and the detector unit when the aperture component is displaced relative to the emitter unit. A signal i.e. time-modulated signal, representative of illumination intensity is transmitted from the detector unit to a central evaluation unit (16) in form of a light signal. An independent claim is also included for an apparatus for detecting deformation of a vehicle component of a motor vehicle.