Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino LLP
Method and apparatus for controlling an actuatable safety device
A method for determining a crash condition of a vehicle comprises the step of sensing crash acceleration in a first direction substantially parallel to a front-to-rear axis of the vehicle and providing a first acceleration signal indicative thereof. The method also comprises the step of sensing crash acceleration in a second direction substantially parallel to a side-to-side axis of the vehicle and near opposite sides of the vehicle and providing second acceleration signals indicative thereof. The method further comprises the steps of determining a transverse crash value functionally related to the second acceleration signals and comparing the determined transverse crash value against a safing threshold. The method still further comprises the step of determining a crash condition of the vehicle in response to (a) the comparison and (b) the first acceleration signal.
TRW Automotive U.S. LLC
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inventional additional inventional
Chek-Peng Yueyi Quanbo Hongmei Wei Yan Tongtong Wang Xiaoliang
Foo Huang Xu Wang Liu Wang Couture Cheng