Patent · US Expired

Apparatus and method for tripping a safety system for the protection of an occupant of a vehicle

US5788273A · kind A · utility

12Cited by

7References

24Claims

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Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Edmund Jeenicke · Schwieberdingen, DE
Bernhard Mattes · Sachsenheim, DE
Claus Condne · Wadgassen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 11, 1996
Grant date	Aug 4, 1998
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 11, 2016

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60R21/0133
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus and method for actuating a safety system for protecting an occupant of a motor vehicle measures the acceleration of the vehicle with a first sensor along a first axis oriented substantially parallel to the forward direction of motion of the vehicle. The acceleration of the vehicle is also measured with a second sensor along a second axis oriented at an angle relative to the first axis. The acceleration signal generated by the first sensor is evaluated by an analog processor and the acceleration signal generated by the second sensor is evaluated by a digital processor. The safety system is then actuated based upon both the analog and digital evaluations.

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