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US 6,484,080 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for controlling a vehicular component
AssigneeAutomotive Technologies International, Inc.
InventorDavid S. Breed
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AssigneeAutomotive Technologies International, Inc.
InventorDavid S. Breed
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Control system and method for controlling a part of the vehicle in which sensor systems are mounted at different locations on the vehicle, each sensor system providing a measurement related to a state of the sensor system or a measurement related to a state of the mounting location. A processor coupled to the sensor systems diagnoses the state of the vehicle based on the measurements of the sensor system, e.g., by the application of a pattern recognition technique. The processor controls the part based at least in part on the diagnosed state of the vehicle. At least one of the sensor systems may be a high dynamic range accelerometer or a sensor selected from a group consisting of a single axis acceleration sensor, a double axis acceleration sensor, a triaxial acceleration sensor and a gyroscope, and may optionally include an RFID response unit.
In a motor vehicle, a control system for controlling at least one part of the vehicle comprising:
A method for controlling at least one part of the vehicle comprising the steps of mounting a plurality of sensor systems at different locations on the vehicle;
In a motor vehicle, a control system for controlling at least one part of the vehicle comprising:
A method for controlling at least one part of the vehicle, comprising the steps of:
In a motor vehicle having a seat, a control system for controlling at least one part of the vehicle based on occupancy of the seat, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.