Vehicle rollover detection and method of anticipating vehicle rollover

A rollover detection apparatus (20) and method (60) are provided for anticipating a potential vehicle rollover event. The apparatus (20) includes an input (30 or 32) for receiving a plurality of input signals including sensed parameters of the vehicle. A first memory buffer (46) stores data representative of one or more predetermined driving scenarios that represent possible rollover scenarios. A second memory buffer (48) stores data representative of a history of recent conditions of the vehicle based on the plurality of sensed vehicle parameters. The apparatus (20) further includes a processor (22) for comparing the data representative of a history of recent driving events to the data representative of one or more predetermined driving scenarios. The processor (22) further determines a possible rollover event of the vehicle based on the comparison and generates an output signal (36) indicative thereof.