Method and apparatus for controlling a vehicular component
US6484080B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 2, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2218/12
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Control system and method for controlling a part of the vehicle in which sensor systems are mounted at different locations on the vehicle, each sensor system providing a measurement related to a state of the sensor system or a measurement related to a state of the mounting location. A processor coupled to the sensor systems diagnoses the state of the vehicle based on the measurements of the sensor system, e.g., by the application of a pattern recognition technique. The processor controls the part based at least in part on the diagnosed state of the vehicle. At least one of the sensor systems may be a high dynamic range accelerometer or a sensor selected from a group consisting of a single axis acceleration sensor, a double axis acceleration sensor, a triaxial acceleration sensor and a gyroscope, and may optionally include an RFID response unit.
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