Microscale acceleration history discriminators
US6453746B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 7, 2000 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 30, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01P15/032
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A new class of micromechanical acceleration history discriminators is claimed. These discriminators allow the precise differentiation of a wide range of acceleration-time histories, thereby allowing adaptive events to be triggered in response to the severity (or lack thereof) of an external environment. Such devices have applications in airbag activation, and other safety and surety applications.
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