Method for determining the severity of a vehicle collision

US6300866A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

• Petra Foith · Teupitz, DE
• Peter Bachmaier · Unterschleißheim, DE
• Michael Holzner · Gaimersheim, DE
• Martin Peller · Birkenfeld, DE
• Andreas Kuhn · Goldbach, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 19, 1999
• Grant date: Oct 9, 2001
• Expiry date: Nov 19, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60R21/0132
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A method is provided for determining the severity and pattern of a vehicle collision. A plurality of crash sensors are located in various points in the vehicle. Output signals from the crash sensors are fed to an evaluation unit. The output signals of the crash sensors are related to a system of coordinates that is invariable relative to the vehicle. Information about the movement of the sensor locations and the system of coordinates is obtained from the output signals.