Patent · US Expired

Method for determining a trigger time for restraint means in a vehicle

US7191045B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5References

6Claims

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Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Sybille Eisele · Hessigheim, DE
Michael Roelleke · Leonberg, DE
Marc Theisen · Besigheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 25, 2005
Grant date	Mar 13, 2007
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 25, 2025

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60R21/0134
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for determining the trigger time for restraint means in a vehicle is provided, where, by forming two time windows for the speed reduction in a crash, the slope of the speed reduction in the respective time windows and the position of the time windows are determined. In this manner, an exact determination of the trigger time in conjunction with a crash time and the crash speed may be achieved, which are ascertained with the aid of a pre-crash sensory system.

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