公开(公告)号：US20050171672A1

公开(公告)日：2005-08-04

申请号：US10767810

申请日：2004-01-29

申请人： Edward Wallner

发明人： Edward Wallner

IPC分类号： B60R16/02 ,  B60R16/023 ,  B60R21/00 ,  B60R21/01 ,  B60R21/0132 ,  G06F19/00

CPC分类号： B60R21/0132 ,  B60R16/0232 ,  B60R2021/0018 ,  B60R2021/01027 ,  B60R2021/0119 ,  B60R2021/01272 ,  B60R2021/01327

摘要： A rollover sensing apparatus and method are provided for generating a safing (arming) signal for use in vehicle rollover detection. The rollover sensing apparatus includes a first acceleration sensor located on a vehicle and oriented an angle offset from the longitudinal axis and lateral axis of the vehicle, and sensing longitudinal and lateral components of acceleration of the vehicle. The apparatus includes a second acceleration sensor located on the vehicle and oriented at an angle offset from the longitudinal axis and lateral axis of the vehicle, and sensing longitudinal and lateral components of acceleration of the vehicle. The apparatus further includes control logic for determining a safing signal as a function of at least one of the acceleration signals. The safing signal may be used to detect a vehicle rollover and deploy restraint devices.

摘要翻译： 提供了翻转感测装置和方法，用于产生用于车辆翻转检测的安全（布防）信号。 翻转感测装置包括位于车辆上的第一加速度传感器并且定向成与车辆的纵向轴线和横向轴线偏移的角度，并且感测车辆的加速度的纵向和横向分量。 该装置包括位于车辆上的第二加速度传感器并且以与车辆的纵向轴线和横向轴线偏移的角度定向，并且感测车辆的加速度的纵向和横向分量。 该装置还包括用于确定作为至少一个加速度信号的函数的安全信号的控制逻辑。 安全信号可用于检测车辆翻车并部署约束装置。

公开(公告)号：US20040245752A1

公开(公告)日：2004-12-09

申请号：US10839788

申请日：2004-05-05

发明人： Andre Payant ,  Scott Morell

IPC分类号： B60R021/32

CPC分类号： B60R21/013 ,  B60R2021/01027 ,  B60R2021/01068

摘要： A supplemental restraint controller includes a main control portion and a safing control portion. In one example, the control portions communicate using one of pulse width modulation, frequency modulation or discrete digital signals. In one example, general input/output ports of an integrated circuit chip are used for establishing the communication between the main control portion and the safing control portion. In a disclosed example, the safing control portion includes an internal oscillator that provides cost savings and space savings.

摘要翻译： 补充约束控制器包括主控制部分和安全控制部分。 在一个示例中，控制部分使用脉宽调制，频率调制或离散数字信号之一进行通信。 在一个示例中，集成电路芯片的一般输入/输出端口用于建立主控制部分和安全控制部分之间的通信。 在公开的示例中，安全控制部分包括提供成本节省和空间节省的内部振荡器。

公开(公告)号：US20040045760A1

公开(公告)日：2004-03-11

申请号：US10297305

申请日：2003-09-29

发明人： Walter Baumgartner ,  Norbert Brauner ,  Albrecht Foell

IPC分类号： B60R021/00

CPC分类号： B60R21/0132 ,  B60R21/017 ,  B60R21/0173 ,  B60R2021/01027 ,  B60R2021/01184 ,  B60R2021/01306 ,  B60R2021/01325 ,  B60R2021/01327

摘要： In order to produce a safing concept, an extra-safing-sensor in the control unit (ECU) is foregone and the sating function from one of the available acceleration or turn-rate sensors (S1 to S5) is replaced. Furthermore a pre-stage is connected to the firing element (Z1, Z2), before the existing firing path, which, depending upon the sensor signals as analysed by the controller unit (1), controls a safety switch (T11), in series with the firing switches and the firing element.

摘要翻译： 为了产生安全的概念，控制单元（ECU）中的超安全传感器被放弃，并且替换了可用的加速度或转向传感器（S1至S5）之一的调节功能。 此外，在现有的点火路径之前，将前级与发射元件（Z1，Z2）连接，根据由控制器单元（1）分析的传感器信号，串联地控制安全开关（T11） 具有点火开关和击发元件。

公开(公告)号：US20030139866A1

公开(公告)日：2003-07-24

申请号：US10349721

申请日：2003-01-23

申请人： Siemens VDO Automotive Corporation

发明人： Manfred Frimberger ,  Telmo Glaser ,  Jeffrey Gleacher ,  Reinhard Hamperl ,  Matthias Kiening ,  Douglas McConnell ,  Reinhart Weber

IPC分类号： G05D001/00

CPC分类号： B60R21/0132 ,  B60K28/14 ,  B60R2021/01027 ,  B60R2021/01327 ,  B60W2520/10 ,  B60W2520/105 ,  B60W2520/125

摘要： A vehicle occupant restraining system includes a plurality of safety restraint devices and utilizes a main controller and a safing controller to determine whether or not conditions are proper for deploying each safety restraint device. The system discriminates between front, side, rear, and roll-over impact events and determines which safety restraint devices should be deployed in response to an impact event. The system also independently determines whether to activate a fuel cut-off switch in response to an impact event. The main and safing controllers utilize vehicle data from a main center tunnel sensor assembly and various satellite sensors to make deployment decisions. The safing controller is used to independently verify whether or not the safety restraint should be deployed.

摘要翻译： 车辆乘员约束系统包括多个安全约束装置，并且利用主控制器和安全控制器来确定条件是否适于部署每个安全限制装置。 该系统区分前，后，后和后滚冲击事件，并确定响应于冲击事件应部署哪些安全约束装置。 该系统还独立地确定是否响应于碰撞事件来激活燃料切断开关。 主要和安全控制器利用来自主要中心隧道传感器组件和各种卫星传感器的车辆数据进行部署决定。 安全控制器用于独立验证是否应部署安全约束。

公开(公告)号：US06595544B1

公开(公告)日：2003-07-22

申请号：US09541686

申请日：2000-04-03

申请人： Stefan Hermann

发明人： Stefan Hermann

IPC分类号： B60R2135

CPC分类号： B60R21/0132 ,  B60R21/013 ,  B60R2021/01027 ,  B60R2021/01302 ,  B60R2021/01322 ,  G01P15/09

摘要： An apparatus for occupant protection in a vehicle, having a sensor for picking up a transverse deflection of structure-borne sound of a body component of the vehicle, and having an evaluator for controlling an occupant protection device of the vehicle depending on the structure-borne sound that is picked up.

摘要翻译： 一种用于车辆中的乘员保护的装置，具有用于拾取车辆的身体部件的结构声音的横向偏转的传感器，并且具有评估器，用于根据结构承载来控制车辆的乘员保护装置 拾起的声音

公开(公告)号：US06560520B2

公开(公告)日：2003-05-06

申请号：US10189402

申请日：2002-07-08

申请人： Keishi Yokota ,  Hiroaki Fujii ,  Tadayuki Ato ,  Eiji Yanagi ,  Hiroshi Aoki

发明人： Keishi Yokota ,  Hiroaki Fujii ,  Tadayuki Ato ,  Eiji Yanagi ,  Hiroshi Aoki

IPC分类号： B60R2248

CPC分类号： B60R21/0134 ,  B60N2/2821 ,  B60N2/286 ,  B60N2/2863 ,  B60N2/2884 ,  B60N2/4214 ,  B60N2/4221 ,  B60N2/42745 ,  B60N2/4279 ,  B60R19/00 ,  B60R21/0132 ,  B60R21/01512 ,  B60R21/01548 ,  B60R21/01554 ,  B60R21/01556 ,  B60R2019/007 ,  B60R2021/0023 ,  B60R2021/01027

摘要： A vehicle collision damage reduction system is provided. The system works by detecting the relative speed between the vehicle and an object, such as another vehicle. A danger level is calculated based on parameters such as speed and distance to the object; the danger level could be at an “emergency level” or at some lower level. Based on the danger level, different corrective measures and the degree of the corrective measures can be adjusted to attempt to minimize occupant injury. For example, the airbag can be adjusted to better protect the occupant, a pre-tensioner can be activated at a certain level, and the inclination of a child restraint seat may be adjusted as well.

公开(公告)号：US06516259B2

公开(公告)日：2003-02-04

申请号：US09821264

申请日：2001-03-29

申请人： Scott Morell ,  Dennis Ziesmer

发明人： Scott Morell ,  Dennis Ziesmer

IPC分类号： B60R2116

CPC分类号： B60R21/013 ,  B60R21/0132 ,  B60R21/0173 ,  B60R2021/0018 ,  B60R2021/01006 ,  B60R2021/01027 ,  B60R2021/01068

摘要： A vehicle occupant protection activation system includes a satellite sensor which communicates with a safety controller for controlling each safety system. If a heightened likelihood of a vehicle crash or roll-over condition exists, the satellite sensor sends a safing message to the safety controller. When the safing message is received by the safety controller, it responds to the satellite sensor with a safing response including a seed message therein. The seed message is temporarily stored in the safety controller and is also stored by the satellite sensor. If it is determined that the event requires deployment, the satellite sensor sends a deploy command to the safety controller that includes the seed message therein to authenticate the command. The safing controller is thus assured that the deploy command is authorized and inadvertent deployment due to a single point fault in the satellite sensor is prevented.

摘要翻译： 车辆乘员保护激活系统包括与用于控制每个安全系统的安全控制器通信的卫星传感器。 如果存在车辆碰撞或翻滚状况的可能性增加，则卫星传感器向安全控制器发送安全消息。 当安全控制器接收到安全消息时，它将以卫星传感器的响应方式响应，其中包括种子信息。 种子信息暂时存储在安全控制器中，并由卫星传感器存储。 如果确定事件需要部署，则卫星传感器向包括其中的种子消息的安全控制器发送部署命令来认证该命令。 因此，可以确保安全控制器部署命令被授权，并且防止卫星传感器中的单点故障导致无意中的部署。

公开(公告)号：US20020177934A1

公开(公告)日：2002-11-28

申请号：US10189402

申请日：2002-07-08

申请人： TAKATA CORPORATION

发明人： Keishi Yokota ,  Hiroaki Fujii ,  Tadayuki Ato ,  Eiji Yanagi ,  Hiroshi Aoki

IPC分类号： B60R021/32

CPC分类号： B60R21/0134 ,  B60N2/2821 ,  B60N2/286 ,  B60N2/2863 ,  B60N2/2884 ,  B60N2/4214 ,  B60N2/4221 ,  B60N2/42745 ,  B60N2/4279 ,  B60R19/00 ,  B60R21/0132 ,  B60R21/01512 ,  B60R21/01548 ,  B60R21/01554 ,  B60R21/01556 ,  B60R2019/007 ,  B60R2021/0023 ,  B60R2021/01027

摘要： A vehicle collision damage reduction system is provided. The system works by detecting the relative speed between the vehicle and an object, such as another vehicle. A danger level is calculated based on parameters such as speed and distance to the object; the danger level could be at an nullemergency levelnull or at some lower level. Based on the danger level, different corrective measures and the degree of the corrective measures can be adjusted to attempt to minimize occupant injury. For example, the airbag can be adjusted to better protect the occupant, a pre-tensioner can be activated at a certain level, and the inclination of a child restraint seat may be adjusted as well.

公开(公告)号：US06465907B2

公开(公告)日：2002-10-15

申请号：US09742005

申请日：2000-12-22

申请人： Yukiyasu Ueno ,  Mitsuhiko Masegi

发明人： Yukiyasu Ueno ,  Mitsuhiko Masegi

IPC分类号： B60L100

CPC分类号： B60R21/013 ,  B60R21/017 ,  B60R2021/01027

摘要： In an activating device for a passenger protection system in a vehicle, erroneous activating operation caused by improper operation of a microcomputer or electrical noise is prevented even though electronic switches are used to operate a squib. A microcomputer has output ports connected to first through third driving circuits controlling first through third electronic switching devices connected in series with a squib for deploying a passenger protection device. A timer circuit is connected to the first switching device by way of a prohibiting circuit provided as a hardware unit independent of the microcomputer.

摘要翻译： 在用于车辆中的乘客保护系统的启动装置中，即使使用电子开关来操作爆管，也防止了由微型计算机的不正确的操作引起的错误的启动操作或电噪声。 微型计算机具有连接到第一至第三驱动电路的输出端口，其控制与用于部署乘客保护装置的爆管串联连接的第一至第三电子开关装置。 定时器电路通过作为独立于微计算机的硬件单元提供的禁止电路连接到第一开关装置。

公开(公告)号：US20020075142A1

公开(公告)日：2002-06-20

申请号：US09769037

申请日：2001-01-24

申请人： TRW Inc.

发明人： Chek-Peng Foo ,  Huahn-Fern Yeh ,  Shun-Hsin Chang ,  Kevin J. Schemansky

IPC分类号： B60Q001/00

CPC分类号： B60R21/0132 ,  B60R16/0233 ,  B60R21/01 ,  B60R21/013 ,  B60R21/01336 ,  B60R2021/0018 ,  B60R2021/01027 ,  B60R2021/01306 ,  B60R2021/01325 ,  B60R2021/01327

摘要： A vehicle rollover event detector (10) includes a rollover sensor (14). A first accelerometer (80) senses vehicle acceleration in a direction offset from the front-to-rear axis of the vehicle (12) up to a maximum acceleration sensing level and provides a first acceleration signal indicative thereof. A second accelerometer (96) senses vehicle acceleration in the offset direction at acceleration levels in excess of the maximum acceleration sensing level of the first accelerometer and provides a second acceleration signal indicative thereof. A controller (26) selects the first accelerometer or second accelerometer and provides an actuation signal (110) when the signal from the rollover sensor and the selected first or second accelerometers both indicate a vehicle rollover event.

摘要翻译： 车辆翻转事件检测器（10）包括翻转传感器（14）。 第一加速度计（80）感测在从车辆（12）的前后轴线偏移的方向上的车辆加速度，直到最大加速度感测水平，并且提供指示其的第一加速度信号。 第二加速度计（96）以超过第一加速度计的最大加速度感测水平的加速度水平感测偏移方向上的车辆加速度，并提供指示其的第二加速度信号。 当来自翻车传感器和所选择的第一或第二加速度计的信号都指示车辆翻车事件时，控制器（26）选择第一加速度计或第二加速度计并提供致动信号（110）。