Method and system for estimating real-time vehicle crash parameters

A system for estimating real-time vehicle crash parameters, the system comprising:

• an apparatus for determining internal vehicle crash parameters, including:
• a tire pressure monitoring system adopted to determine a vehicle load condition, using average tire pressure measured by tire pressure monitoring system of the vehicle, including determining a tire rolling radius;
• an Anti-lock Braking System configured to calculate vehicle rolling radius based on the determined vehicle load condition;
• an electronic control unit for calculating real-time vehicle-related crash parameters by comparing the vehicle-related inputs to predetermined crash parameters;
• an occupant identifier to determine occupant-related crash parameters, the identifier including a device for measuring at least one of seat pan pressure, seat belt payout or seat position;
• an apparatus for determining external crash parameters, including:
• at least one of GPS sensor and a pre-crash sensing means to obtain information related to nearby vehicles and nearby infrastructure, wherein the pre-crash sensing means calculates likelihood of collision with at least one of the nearby vehicles and infrastructure;
• and
• a computing unit connectable to the tire pressure monitoring system, the anti-lock brake system, the occupant identifier, GPS sensor, and the pre-crash sensing means to receive corresponding information and to process the received information to estimate the vehicle crash parameters.