Method for controlling an occupant protection device in a vehicle, and a control device therefor
US6584386B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 5, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2021/01322
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a method for controlling an occupant protection device in a vehicle and a control device therefor, a crash sensor supplies a crash signal. A crash variable derived from the crash signal is compared with a threshold, the occupant protection device is controlled as a function of the overshooting of the threshold by the crash variable. The threshold includes at least one term which, depending on the configuration of the crash signal, supplies a contribution which raises the threshold or a contribution which lowers the threshold.
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