Method and system for controlling a vehicle
    61.
    发明授权
    Method and system for controlling a vehicle 有权
    用于控制车辆的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US06768944B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-07-27

    申请号:US10216633

    申请日:2002-08-09

    IPC分类号: G01C2300

    摘要: Control system and method for controlling a vehicle or a component of a vehicle in which an inertial reference unit includes accelerometers and gyroscopes which provide data on vehicle motion and a processor processes the data and controls the vehicle or the component of the vehicle based thereon. Movement of the vehicle may be controlled via control over servos, such as a servo associated with the braking system, a servo associated with the drive train or throttle and a servo associated with the steering system. A display to the driver can also be controlled by the processor to provide data on vehicle motion or data or information derived from the data on vehicle motion. Optionally, a Kalman filter is coupled to the processor for optimizing the data on vehicle motion from the inertial reference unit.

    摘要翻译: 用于控制车辆或车辆部件的控制系统和方法,其中惯性参考单元包括提供关于车辆运动的数据的加速度计和陀螺仪,并且处理器基于此处理数据并控制车辆或车辆部件。 可以通过对伺服机构的控制来控制车辆的移动,例如与制动系统相关联的伺服器,与传动系或节流阀相关联的伺服器以及与转向系统相关的伺服器。 驱动器的显示也可以由处理器控制,以提供关于车辆运动或数据的数据或从车辆运动的数据导出的信息。 可选地,卡尔曼滤波器耦合到处理器,用于优化来自惯性参考单元的关于车辆运动的数据。

    System for determining the occupancy state of a seat in a vehicle and controlling a component based thereon
    62.
    发明授权
    System for determining the occupancy state of a seat in a vehicle and controlling a component based thereon 失效
    用于确定车辆座椅的占用状态并基于其控制部件的系统

    公开(公告)号:US06757602B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-06-29

    申请号:US10234436

    申请日:2002-09-03

    IPC分类号: G06F700

    摘要: Method for controlling an occupant protection device in a vehicle in which data is acquired from at least one sensor relating to an occupant in a seat to be protected by the occupant protection device, the type of occupant is classified based on the acquired data and when the occupant is classified as an empty seat or a rear-facing child seat, deployment of the occupant protection device is disabled or adjusted. Otherwise, the size of the occupant is classified based on the acquired data, the position of the occupant is determined by one of a plurality of algorithms selected based on the classified size of the occupant using the acquired data, each algorithm being applicable for a specific size of occupant. Deployment of the occupant protection device is disabled or adjusted when the determined position of the occupant is more likely to result in injury to the occupant if the occupant protection device were to deploy. The algorithms may be pattern recognition algorithms such as neural networks.

    摘要翻译: 用于控制车辆中的乘员保护装置的方法,其中从与乘员保护装置要保护的座椅中的乘员有关的至少一个传感器获取数据,基于所获取的数据对乘客的类型进行分类, 乘员被分类为空座椅或后排儿童座椅,禁止或调整乘员保护装置的部署。 否则,基于获取的数据对占用者的大小进行分类,乘员的位置由使用所获取的数据的乘客的分类大小选择的多种算法中的一种确定,每种算法适用于特定的 乘客人数 当乘员保护装置要部署时,当乘客的确定位置更可能导致乘客受伤时,禁止或调整乘员保护装置的部署。 算法可以是诸如神经网络的模式识别算法。

    Automotive electronic safety network
    64.
    发明授权
    Automotive electronic safety network 失效
    汽车电子安全网

    公开(公告)号:US06733036B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-05-11

    申请号:US09925062

    申请日:2001-08-08

    IPC分类号: B60R2132

    摘要: Automotive electronic safety network including devices such as a crash sensor and an airbag module and at least one electrical bus each coupling at least a portion of the devices and conveying power and/or information to or from the devices coupled to the bus. Each crash sensor generates signals relating to an impact of the vehicle and each airbag module includes a module housing, an airbag associated with the housing, an inflator assembly arranged in the housing for inflating the airbag and an electronic controller arranged in or adjacent the housing and coupled to the bus. The controller controls inflation of the airbag by the inflator assembly in consideration of the signals generated by the crash sensor(s). Each crash sensor is arranged separate and at a location apart from the housing of each airbag module. The bus can consist of a single pair of wires.

    摘要翻译: 汽车电子安全网络包括诸如碰撞传感器和安全气囊模块的装置,以及至少一个电气总线,每个至少一个电气总线将每个装置的至少一部分耦合并向耦合到总线的设备传送电力和/或信息。 每个碰撞传感器产生与车辆冲击有关的信号,并且每个气囊模块包括模块壳体,与壳体相关联的气囊,布置在壳体中用于使气囊膨胀的充气机组件和布置在壳体中或其附近的电子控制器, 加上公共汽车。 考虑到碰撞传感器产生的信号,控制器控制充气机组件对气囊的膨胀。 每个碰撞传感器分离布置在与每个安全气囊模块的壳体分开的位置。 总线可以由一对电线组成。

    Side impact sensors and airbag system
    65.
    发明授权
    Side impact sensors and airbag system 失效
    侧面碰撞传感器和气囊系统

    公开(公告)号:US06685218B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-02-03

    申请号:US09435045

    申请日:1999-11-08

    IPC分类号: B60R2122

    摘要: A side impact crash sensor for a vehicle including a housing and a mass within the housing movable relative to the housing in response to accelerations of the housing. The mass moves upon acceleration of the housing and when this movement is in excess of a predetermined threshold value, it is possible to control an occupant protection apparatus (such movement being indicative of a crash involving the vehicle). The housing is mounted in such a position and a direction as to sense an impact into a side of the vehicle. Possible mounting locations of the housing include inside a door of the vehicle, between inner and outer panels not associated with a door of the vehicle, a seat in the vehicle and remote from the side of the vehicle. In the latter case, the vehicle includes a sufficiently strong member connecting the sensor to the vehicle side such that there is little or no plastic deformation between the sensor and the side of the vehicle.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于车辆的侧面撞击碰撞传感器,包括壳体和壳体内的质量,其响应于壳体的加速度而相对于壳体可移动。 质量在壳体加速时移动,并且当该移动超过预定阈值时,可以控制乘员保护装置(这种运动指示涉及车辆的碰撞)。 壳体安装在这样的位置和方向上以感测到车辆侧面的冲击。 壳体的可能的安装位置包括在车辆的门内部,在不与车辆的门相关联的内部和外部面板之间,车辆中的座椅并且远离车辆的侧面。 在后一种情况下,车辆包括足够强的构件,其将传感器连接到车辆侧,使得传感器和车辆侧面之间很少或没有塑性变形。

    Method and apparatus for sensing a vehicle crash
    66.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for sensing a vehicle crash 失效
    用于感测车辆碰撞的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06609053B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-08-19

    申请号:US08962827

    申请日:1997-11-03

    申请人: David S. Breed

    发明人: David S. Breed

    IPC分类号: B60R2200

    摘要: A sensor system for initiating deployment of an occupant protection apparatus in a motor vehicle, such as an airbag, to protect an occupant of the vehicle in a crash. The system includes a sensor mounted to the vehicle for sensing accelerations of the vehicle and producing an analog signal representative thereof; an electronic converter for receiving the analog signal from the sensor and for converting the analog signal into a digital signal, and a processor which receives the digital signal. The processor includes a pattern recognition system and produces a deployment signal when the pattern recognition system determines that the digital signal contains a pattern characteristic of a vehicle crash requiring occupant protection. A deployment initiation mechanism is coupled to the processor and, responsive to the deployment signal, initiates deployment of the occupant protection apparatus.

    摘要翻译: 一种传感器系统,用于启动在诸如安全气囊的机动车辆中的乘员保护装置的部署,以在碰撞中保护车辆的乘客。 该系统包括安装到车辆的传感器,用于感测车辆的加速度并产生代表其的模拟信号; 用于从传感器接收模拟信号并将模拟信号转换为数字信号的电子转换器,以及接收数字信号的处理器。 当模式识别系统确定数字信号包含需要乘员保护的车辆碰撞的模式特征时,处理器包括模式识别系统并产生部署信号。 部署启动机制耦合到处理器,并且响应于部署信号启动乘员保护装置的部署。