System and method for adjusting accumulated crash-discrimination measures based on crash progress
US5541842A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 31, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R21/013
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for controlling actuation of a vehicle passenger safety device in response to an event possibly requiring actuation of the safety device, wherein a first measure calculated from received vehicle acceleration information is weighted by a second measure, such as a modified vehicle velocity measure, which is itself evaluative of the relative progress of the event. The weighted first measure is thereafter accumulated and compared to a threshold value, with the safety device being actuated when the resulting accumulated weighted first measure exceeds the threshold value.
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