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US 2004/0163470 A1Published application
Motion sensors integrated within an electro-hydraulic control unit
AssigneeKelsey-Hayes Company
InventorsMichael L. Babala, Marc Bolitho, Gordon Thomas, Doug Lewin, Helmut Gegalski, Burkard Bustgens, Nicodemus Kappen, Thomas Barron
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Abstract
An electronic control unit for a vehicle system that includes at least one acceleration sensor and at least one angular rate sensor for generating data concerning motion of the vehicle relative to vehicle reference axes.
Claims47
A control unit for a vehicle system, the vehicle having a plurality of reference axes, the control unit comprising:
- a control unit housing adapted to be mounted upon the vehicle;
- a circuit substrate mounted within said housing, said circuit substrate carrying electronic components for controlling the vehicle system;
- at least one motion sensor mounted within said housing and electrically connected to said electronic components for controlling the vehicle system, said motion sensor operative to generate data concerning motion of the vehicle relative to at least one of the vehicle reference axes and to transmit said motion data to said electronic components.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.