公开(公告)号：US20130221643A1

公开(公告)日：2013-08-29

申请号：US13403874

申请日：2012-02-23

申请人： Jenne-Tai Wang

发明人： Jenne-Tai Wang

IPC分类号： B60R21/276

CPC分类号： B60R21/239 ,  B60R2021/2395

摘要： An airbag assembly includes an housing, an inflator mounted in the housing, and an airbag. A vent opening is provided in the wall of the housing for venting inflation gas from the housing. A vent cover closes the vent opening so that inflation gas does not reach the vent opening. A valve member also closes the vent cover and is selectively moveable by an electric actuator to adapt the valve member to a selected degree of closure in response to sensed conditions of the occupant and the vehicle. A tether is connected to the airbag and to the vent cover to suddenly open the vent cover as the airbag reaches a certain stage in its deployment, so that the rate at which inflation gas is vented from the housing through the vent opening will be determined by the previously established selected degree of closure of the vent opening.

摘要翻译： 安全气囊组件包括壳体，安装在壳体中的充气机和气囊。 在壳体的壁中设置通气口，用于从壳体排出膨胀气体。 排气盖关闭排气口，使膨胀气体不会到达排气口。 阀构件还关闭通气盖，并且可以通过电致动器选择性地移动，以响应于乘员和车辆的感测条件使阀构件适应选定的闭合程度。 当安全气囊在其展开中达到某一阶段时，系绳连接到安全气囊和通气盖以突然打开通气盖，从而通过通气孔将膨胀气体从壳体排出的速率将由 先前确定的通风口的选定闭合度。

公开(公告)号：US08335616B2

公开(公告)日：2012-12-18

申请号：US12890863

申请日：2010-09-27

申请人： Mark O. Neal ,  Nataraju Vusirikala ,  Jenne-Tai Wang ,  Abir Chakraborty

发明人： Mark O. Neal ,  Nataraju Vusirikala ,  Jenne-Tai Wang ,  Abir Chakraborty

IPC分类号： B60R22/00

CPC分类号： B60R25/00

摘要： A method for predicting potential injury assessment for at least one occupant of a vehicle involved in a crash event and for broadcasting assessment of the occupant to a medical response unit. An occupant seated in each seat of a vehicle is detected. Occupant data is obtained relating to physical characteristics of each occupant seated in the vehicle. A crash event involving the vehicle is detected. Vehicle dynamic data and safety restraint data during the crash event is recorded. The potential injury assessment of each occupant is predicted by an injury assessment processing module based on the vehicle dynamic data and safety restraint data obtained during the crash event and the occupant data of each occupant in the vehicle. The corresponding injury assessment of each occupant of the vehicle is broadcast to a medical response unit.

摘要翻译： 一种用于预测参与碰撞事件的车辆的至少一个乘客的潜在伤害评估和用于向医疗响应单元广播对乘客的评估的方法。 检测到坐在车辆的每个座椅中的乘客。 获得与坐在车辆中的每个乘客的身体特征有关的乘员数据。 检测到涉及车辆的碰撞事件。 记录碰撞事件期间的车辆动态数据和安全限制数据。 基于在碰撞事件期间获得的车辆动态数据和安全约束数据以及车辆中的每个乘员的乘员数据，通过伤害评估处理模块预测每个乘员的潜在伤害评估。 对车辆的每个乘客的相应的伤害评估被广播到医疗响应单元。

公开(公告)号：US08056427B2

公开(公告)日：2011-11-15

申请号：US12402620

申请日：2009-03-12

申请人： Jenne-Tai Wang ,  Mark O. Neal ,  Peter J. Gareau ,  James E. Williamson ,  Alexander Millerman

发明人： Jenne-Tai Wang ,  Mark O. Neal ,  Peter J. Gareau ,  James E. Williamson ,  Alexander Millerman

IPC分类号： G09B23/32

CPC分类号： G09B23/30

摘要： An adjustable head tool (AHT) is configured for positioning a free motion headform (FMH) having a regulated FMH backoff requirement prior to an impact between the FMH and a target surface having a target point. The AHT has a built-in or a variable backoff angle relative to the position of the target point, and includes a cranial portion and an adjustable facial template. The cranial portion encloses a linkage assembly, and the facial template has one or more facial features. A rotary dial translates the facial template with respect to the cranial portion to maintain the regulated FMH backoff requirement. The cranial portion includes a forehead impact zone having a first set of demarcations, and the rotary dial has a second set of demarcations corresponding to the first set of demarcations. The dial is set so the second set of demarcations matches the first set during positioning of the AHT.

摘要翻译： 可调节头部工具（AHT）被配置用于在FMH与具有目标点的目标表面之间的冲击之前，定位具有调节的FMH回退要求的自由运动头部（FMH）。 AHT相对于目标点的位置具有内置或可变的回退角，并且包括颅部和可调节的面部模板。 头部包围一个连杆组件，并且面部模板具有一个或多个面部特征。 旋转拨盘将面部模板相对于头部部分翻转以保持FMH退避规定的要求。 颅部包括具有第一组分界线的前额撞击区域，并且旋转拨盘具有对应于第一组分界线的第二组分界线。 表盘设置使得第二组分界线与AHT定位期间的第一组匹配。

公开(公告)号：US20090326774A1

公开(公告)日：2009-12-31

申请号：US12466730

申请日：2009-05-15

申请人： Jenne-Tai Wang

发明人： Jenne-Tai Wang

IPC分类号： B60T7/12 ,  G08G1/16

CPC分类号： B60W30/09 ,  B60R21/0134 ,  B60R2021/01259 ,  B60T7/22 ,  B60T2201/12 ,  B60W10/184

摘要： A system and method for providing mechanical time dilation by pre-braking a vehicle in the event there is a collision threat so as to reduce or eliminate the need for full automatic braking if the collision becomes imminent. The system calculates a time dilation deceleration to either maintain a time to collision at a previous value before the calculation or at a predetermined value. The system also estimates a projected closing speed of the vehicle to the object at a distance that would require full automatic braking to prevent a collision. The system then determines whether the time dilation deceleration is greater than a decelerating threshold and, if so, provides automatic vehicle braking at the threshold until the vehicle comes to a full stop. If the time dilation deceleration is not greater than the threshold, then the system provides automatic braking to decelerate the vehicle at the time dilation deceleration.

摘要翻译： 在存在碰撞威胁的情况下，通过预先制动车辆来提供机械时间扩张的系统和方法，以便在碰撞即将到来时减少或消除对全自动制动的需要。 系统计算时间扩张减速度，以便在计算之前保持在先前值的碰撞时间或预定值。 该系统还估计车辆在距离需要全自动制动以防止碰撞的情况下对物体的预计关闭速度。 然后，系统确定时间扩张减速度是否大于减速阈值，如果是，则在阈值处提供自动车辆制动，直到车辆完全停止。 如果时间扩张减速度不大于阈值，则系统提供自动制动以在减速时减速车辆。

公开(公告)号：US07334656B2

公开(公告)日：2008-02-26

申请号：US11120075

申请日：2005-05-02

申请人： Mark A. Kramarczyk ,  Gary L. Jones ,  Joseph D. Mc Cleary ,  Kenneth J. Baron ,  Mark O. Neal ,  Jenne-Tai Wang

发明人： Mark A. Kramarczyk ,  Gary L. Jones ,  Joseph D. Mc Cleary ,  Kenneth J. Baron ,  Mark O. Neal ,  Jenne-Tai Wang

IPC分类号： B60K28/10

CPC分类号： B60R21/38 ,  E05B77/08

摘要： A hood elevation system for a vehicle includes an actuator configured to selectively move at least a portion of a vehicle hood between an elevated and a retracted position. The hood elevation system also includes a self-locking mechanism configured to allow movement of the hood between the elevated and retracted positions initiated by the actuator, but to resist retraction of the hood as a result of certain loads applied to the hood. The self-locking mechanism thus enables repeated elevation and retraction of the hood. In a preferred embodiment, the self-locking mechanism is configured to deform, thereby absorbing energy from an impact to the hood.

摘要翻译： 一种用于车辆的发动机罩升降系统包括致动器，该致动器被配置为选择性地将升降和缩回位置之间的车辆罩的至少一部分移动。 发动机罩升降系统还包括自锁机构，其被构造成允许发动机罩在由致动器启动的升降位置和缩回位置之间移动，但是由于施加到发动机罩的某些负载而阻止罩的收回。 自锁机构因此能够重复地提升和缩回罩。 在优选实施例中，自锁机构被构造成变形，从而从能够吸引罩的冲击吸收能量。

公开(公告)号：US20050171674A1

公开(公告)日：2005-08-04

申请号：US10768384

申请日：2004-01-30

申请人： Jenne-Tai Wang

发明人： Jenne-Tai Wang

IPC分类号： B60K31/00 ,  B60K31/04

CPC分类号： B60K31/04 ,  B60W2520/26 ,  B60W2550/12 ,  B60W2550/14

摘要： A method for providing a cruise control warning system including monitoring a cruise control system to determine if the cruise control system is activated or deactivated for a vehicle. The method also includes receiving vehicle operation data for the vehicle. A likelihood that a slippery road condition exists for the vehicle is determined based on the vehicle operation data. A warning message is indicated to a driver of the vehicle when it has been determined that the likelihood that a slippery road condition exists is over a first pre-selected value and the cruise control system is activated.

摘要翻译： 一种用于提供巡航控制警告系统的方法，包括监视巡航控制系统以确定巡航控制系统是否被激活或停用于车辆。 该方法还包括接收车辆的车辆操作数据。 基于车辆操作数据确定车辆存在滑溜道路状况的可能性。 当确定存在滑坡道路状况的可能性超过第一预选值并且巡航控制系统被激活时，向车辆的驾驶员指示警告消息。

公开(公告)号：US06816766B2

公开(公告)日：2004-11-09

申请号：US10305432

申请日：2002-11-26

申请人： Dorel M. Sala ,  Jenne-Tai Wang

发明人： Dorel M. Sala ,  Jenne-Tai Wang

IPC分类号： B60R2132

CPC分类号： B60R21/0132 ,  B60R21/0156 ,  B60R2021/01225 ,  B60R2021/01315

摘要： A method for continuous collision severity prediction, the method comprising receiving vehicle acceleration data. A collision event is detected in response to receiving the vehicle acceleration data and to the acceleration data. A collision mode is determined in response to detecting the collision event. Input to the collision mode determination includes the acceleration data. A collision severity value responsive to the acceleration data and the collision mode is calculated. The collision severity value corresponds to a percentage inflation level of an airbag.

公开(公告)号：US06662092B2

公开(公告)日：2003-12-09

申请号：US09736581

申请日：2000-12-15

申请人： Jenne-Tai Wang ,  Ming Tian ,  Mark O. Neal

发明人： Jenne-Tai Wang ,  Ming Tian ,  Mark O. Neal

IPC分类号： G06F700

CPC分类号： B60R21/013

摘要： An improved control for the deployment of individual stages of a vehicle inflatable restraint during a crash event utilizes a fuzzy logic control to determine the crash severity, and a deployment control algorithm to control deployment of the restraints based on the determined crash severity and the elapsed time. In a preferred implementation, the crash severity is not determined until the measured acceleration and the corresponding change in velocity exceed respective thresholds, and a prediction of occupant movement due to the measured acceleration exceeds a threshold. Once the respective thresholds are exceeded, the fuzzy logic control is initiated to determine the crash severity, and the deployment control algorithm determines whether to deploy individual stages of the restraint based on comparisons of the determined crash severity and the elapsed time with respective thresholds.

公开(公告)号：US06401565B1

公开(公告)日：2002-06-11

申请号：US09921023

申请日：2001-08-02

申请人： Jenne-Tai Wang ,  Gary Lee Jones

发明人： Jenne-Tai Wang ,  Gary Lee Jones

IPC分类号： F16C110

CPC分类号： B60R19/40 ,  B60R19/34 ,  B60R2021/23123 ,  Y10T74/2045 ,  Y10T74/20462

摘要： A self-locking telescoping device including an outer tube, an inner tube telescoped into the outer tube having a cone-shaped ramp at an inboard end, and a plurality of metal spheres between the ramp and the outer tube. The metal spheres wedge between the ramp and the outer tube when the inner tube is thrust into the outer tube in a collapse direction thereby locking the tubes together. When the thrust is attributable to a severe impact, the spheres plastically deform the outer tube by plowing tracks therein thereby to absorb energy. The self-locking telescoping device further includes an actuator rod, a driver which translates the actuator in the collapse direction and in an expansion direction, a first clutch which translates the inner tube with the actuator rod in the expansion direction, a second clutch which translates the inner tube with the actuator rod in the collapse direction, and a tubular retainer on the actuator rod having a plurality of closed-ended slots around the metal spheres. The closed ends of the slots prevent the spheres from becoming wedged between the ramp and the outer tube when the second clutch translates the inner tube with the actuator rod in the collapse direction.

摘要翻译： 一种自锁式伸缩装置，包括外管，可伸缩到外管中的内管，其内侧具有锥形斜面，以及在斜坡和外管之间的多个金属球。 当内管在塌缩方向推入外管时，金属球楔入斜坡和外管之间，从而将管锁定在一起。 当推力可能受到严重冲击时，球体通过在其中犁轨而使外管塑性变形，从而吸收能量。 自锁伸缩装置还包括致动器杆，使致动器在坍塌方向和膨胀方向上平移的驱动器，使内管与致动器杆在膨胀方向上平移的第一离合器， 具有致动器杆的内管处于塌缩方向，并且致动器杆上的管状保持器具有围绕金属球的多个闭合端口的槽。 当第二离合器使致动器杆在塌缩方向上平移时，槽的封闭端部防止球体楔入斜坡和外管之间。

公开(公告)号：US5559697A

公开(公告)日：1996-09-24

申请号：US355781

申请日：1994-12-14

申请人： Jenne-Tai Wang

发明人： Jenne-Tai Wang

IPC分类号： B60R21/01 ,  B60R21/32

CPC分类号： B60R21/0132 ,  B60R2021/01322

摘要： A method for rapidly distinguishing between severe and minor crash events by utilizing both vehicle deceleration data and vehicle impact velocity. Crash severity parameter values are initially calculated in accordance with vehicle deceleration data obtained from an on-board accelerometer. These values are then modified as a function of the vehicle impact velocity in accordance with a shaping function. Vehicle impact velocity can be obtained from existing vehicle tachometers and speed sensors. The modified crash severity parameter values, when plotted versus time, result in signal traces which form two clearly distinguishable sets--one set being signal traces of severe crash events and the other set being signal traces of minor crash incidents. The two sets of modified crash severity parameter signal traces are distinguishable from one another much earlier than signal traces of unmodified crash severity parameter values. Threshold boundary curves can be lowered and more closely tailored for deployment of an airbag earlier than previously possible, without sacrificing system immunity to minor crash incidents.

摘要翻译： 通过利用车辆减速数据和车辆撞击速度来快速区分严重和次要碰撞事件的方法。 最初根据从车载加速度计获得的车辆减速度数据计算碰撞严重性参数值。 然后根据整形功能将这些值作为车辆冲击速度的函数进行修改。 车辆撞击速度可以从现有的车辆转速计和速度传感器获得。 修改后的碰撞严重程度参数值与绘制时间相比导致信号轨迹形成两个明显区分的集合 - 一组是严重碰撞事件的信号痕迹，另一组是较小的碰撞事件的信号痕迹。 两组修改的碰撞严重性参数信号跟踪在未修改的碰撞严重性参数值的信号迹线之前比彼此更加明显。 阈值边界曲线可以比之前可能的降低和更紧密地量身定做，而不会牺牲系统对小型碰撞事故的抵御能力。