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US 6,640,176 B2Granted
Method for deploying a restraint system
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorsKlaus Oswald, Torsten Grotendiek, Michael Roelleke, Klaus Minder, Gerhard Loeckle
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Abstract
A method for deployment of a restraint system is proposed, the acceleration in the direction of driving being increased as a function of the acceleration at right angles to the direction of driving and/or at a given angle relative to the direction of driving. This ensures that in particular crashes between 40 and 65 km/h can be detected more easily.
Claims8
A method for deploying a restraint system, comprising the steps of:
- comparing at least one of an acceleration and a summed acceleration in a direction of driving to a predefined deployment threshold for deployment of the restraint system;
- and
- prior to the comparing, increasing the at least one of the acceleration and the summed acceleration in the direction of driving for a predefined period as a function of at least one of an acceleration and a summed acceleration at right angles to the direction of driving.
A device for deploying a restraint system, comprising:
- a structure including a controller and acceleration sensors arranged centrally in a vehicle and for determining an acceleration in a direction of driving and an acceleration at right angles to the direction of driving, the controller being capable of being connected to a restraint system;
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- an arrangement for summing the acceleration in the direction of driving and the acceleration at right angles to the direction of driving.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.