System and method for controlling an actuatable occupant protection device
    1.
    发明授权
    System and method for controlling an actuatable occupant protection device 有权
    用于控制可起动乘员保护装置的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US06459366B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-10-01

    申请号:US09615079

    申请日:2000-07-12

    IPC分类号: B60Q100

    摘要: A system (10) for controlling an actuatable occupant protection device (44, 46, 52, 48, 50, 54) includes an actuatable headrest device (44, 48) which, when actuated, helps protect an occupant of a vehicle seat (42, 43). A crash sensor (22) is operative to sense a condition of a vehicle (20) and provide a crash sensor signal having an electrical characteristic indicative of the sensed vehicle condition. A controller (24) is coupled to the actuatable headrest device (44, 48) and the crash sensor (22). The controller (24) determines a crash velocity value and a crash displacement value based on the crash sensor signal. The controller (24) has a threshold value functionally related to the determined crash displacement value. The controller (24) controls actuation of the actuatable headrest device (44, 48) in response to the determined crash velocity value relative to the threshold value.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于控制可起动乘员保护装置(44,46,52,48,50,54)的系统(10)包括可致动的头枕装置(44,48),其在被致动时有助于保护车辆座椅的乘员(42 ,43)。 碰撞传感器(22)用于感测车辆(20)的状况并且提供具有指示感测车辆状态的电特性的碰撞传感器信号。 控制器(24)联接到可起动头枕装置(44,48)和碰撞传感器(22)。 控制器(24)基于碰撞传感器信号确定碰撞速度值和碰撞位移值。 控制器(24)具有与确定的碰撞位移值功能相关的阈值。 控制器(24)响应于相对于阈值确定的碰撞速度值来控制致动头枕装置(44,48)的致动。

    Method and apparatus for sensing impact crash conditions with safing
function
    2.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for sensing impact crash conditions with safing function 失效
    用于检测具有安全功能的碰撞条件的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US5826902A

    公开(公告)日:1998-10-27

    申请号:US589846

    申请日:1996-01-22

    CPC分类号: B60R21/0132 B60R21/01336

    摘要: An apparatus (10) for controlling actuation of a first actuatable restraint (18) and a second actuatable restraint (20) includes a first crash accelerometer (22) for providing a discriminating crash acceleration signal when a crash event is sensed in a first direction and a safing crash acceleration signal when a crash event is sensed in a second direction. A second crash accelerometer (34) provides a safing crash acceleration signal when a crash event is sensed in the first direction and a discriminating crash acceleration signal when a crash event is sensed in the second direction. A third crash accelerometer (90) provides another safing crash signal when a crash event is sensed in either the first or second directions. The first actuatable restraint (18) is actuated when the first accelerometer (22) provides the discriminating crash acceleration signal and either the second or third accelerometers provide a safing crash signal. The second actuatable restraint (20) is actuated when the second accelerometer (34) provides a discriminating crash signal and either the first or the third accelerometer provides a safing crash signal.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于控制第一可致动约束(18)和第二可致动约束(20)的致动的装置(10),包括第一碰撞加速度计(22),用于当在第一方向上感测到碰撞事件时提供鉴别碰撞加速度信号;以及 当在第二方向上感测到碰撞事件时的安全碰撞加速度信号。 当在第一方向上感测到碰撞事件时,第二碰撞加速度计(34)提供安全的碰撞加速度信号,以及当在第二方向上感测到碰撞事件时,判别碰撞加速度信号。 当在第一或第二方向上感测到碰撞事件时,第三个碰撞加速度计(90)提供另一个安全的碰撞信号。 当第一加速度计(22)提供识别碰撞加速度信号并且第二或第三加速度计提供安全的碰撞信号时,第一可致动约束(18)被致动。 当第二加速度计(34)提供鉴别碰撞信号并且第一或第三加速度计提供安全的碰撞信号时,第二致动约束(20)被致动。

    Method and apparatus for controlling an actuatable restraint device using a velocity/displacement based safing function with immunity box
    3.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for controlling an actuatable restraint device using a velocity/displacement based safing function with immunity box 有权
    使用具有抗扰度箱的基于速度/位移的安全功能来控制可致动约束装置的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06549836B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-04-15

    申请号:US09589444

    申请日:2000-06-07

    IPC分类号: G06F700

    摘要: An apparatus and method for controlling an actuatable occupant restraint device having a plurality of actuatable stages (24, 26), the apparatus including a crash sensor (14, 16) for sensing crash acceleration and providing a crash acceleration signal indicative thereof. A controller (22) determines a velocity value (74) and a displacement value (80) from the crash acceleration signal. A safing function controls enabling and disabling of a deployment control circuit in response to the determined velocity (74) and displacement (80) values. A displacement based velocity threshold (133) and a displacement threshold value (125) define an immunity box. The velocity threshold value (133) varies as a step function of displacement. If the velocity/displacement values are within the immunity box, the safing function is in a disabling condition. If either value is outside of the immunity box, the safing function is in an enabling condition. A side impact sensor (28) and side impact crash event circuit (122) determine if a side impact crash event is occurring. If a side impact crash event is occurring, the threshold values (125, 133) of the immunity box are adjusted.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于控制具有多个可致动级(24,26)的可致动乘员约束装置的装置和方法,所述装置包括用于感测碰撞加速度并提供指示其的碰撞加速度信号的碰撞传感器(14,16)。 控制器(22)根据碰撞加速度信号确定速度值(74)和位移值(80)。 响应于确定的速度(74)和位移(80)值,安全功能控制部署控制电路的启用和禁用。 基于位移的速度阈值(133)和位移阈值(125)定义了一个免疫箱。 速度阈值(133)作为位移的阶梯函数而变化。 如果速度/位移值在免疫箱内,则安全功能处于禁用状态。 如果任何一个值都在免疫框之外,则保护功能处于启用状态。 侧面碰撞传感器(28)和侧面碰撞事故电路(122)确定是否发生侧面碰撞事件。 如果发生侧面撞击碰撞事件,则调整免疫箱的阈值(125,133)。

    Method and apparatus for controlling an actuatable restraint device
using crash severity indexing
    4.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for controlling an actuatable restraint device using crash severity indexing 失效
    用于使用碰撞严重程度分度来控制可致动约束装置的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US6036225A

    公开(公告)日:2000-03-14

    申请号:US108819

    申请日:1998-07-01

    摘要: An apparatus for controlling an actuatable occupant restraint device for a vehicle, the restraining device having a plurality of actuatable stages (24, 26), the apparatus including a crash sensor (14, 16) for sensing crash acceleration and providing a crash acceleration signal indicative thereof. A controller (22) includes an integrator (72, 172) for determining a velocity value from the crash acceleration signal and for providing a velocity signal (74, 174). The controller (22) is coupled to the actuatable device for (i) effecting actuation of a first of the actuatable stages (24) when the determined velocity value exceeds a first threshold value, and (ii) upon the determined velocity value exceeding a second threshold value, determining a crash severity index (112, 212) having a value related to a time interval from when the determined velocity value (74, 174) exceeds the first threshold value (88, 188) to when the determined velocity value exceeds the second threshold value (96, 196). The controller effects actuation of a second of the actuatable stages (26) in response to the crash severity index value (112, 212).

    摘要翻译: 一种用于控制用于车辆的可起动乘员约束装置的装置,所述约束装置具有多个可致动级(24,26),所述装置包括用于感测碰撞加速度并提供碰撞加速度信号的碰撞传感器(14,16) 其中。 控制器(22)包括用于根据碰撞加速度信号确定速度值并用于提供速度信号(74,174)的积分器(72,172)。 控制器(22)联接到可致动装置,用于(i)当所确定的速度值超过第一阈值时实现第一可致动级(24)的致动,以及(ii)根据所确定的速度值超过第二阈值 阈值,确定具有与从所确定的速度值(74,174)超过第一阈值(88,188)到当所确定的速度值超过所述第一阈值(88,188)的时间间隔相关的值的碰撞严重性指数(112,212) 第二阈值(96,196)。 所述控制器响应于所述碰撞严重性指标值(112,212)而影响所述致动级(26)中的第二级的致动。

    Method and apparatus for providing a safing function for side impact
crash sensing systems
    5.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for providing a safing function for side impact crash sensing systems 失效
    为侧面碰撞感应系统提供安全功能的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US5758899A

    公开(公告)日:1998-06-02

    申请号:US490715

    申请日:1995-06-15

    IPC分类号: B60R21/16 B60R21/01 B60R21/22

    CPC分类号: B60R21/0132 B60R21/01336

    摘要: An apparatus (10) for controlling actuation of a first actuatable restraint (18) and a second actuatable restraint (20) includes a first crash accelerometer (22) for providing a primary crash acceleration signal when a crash event is sensed in a first direction and a safing crash acceleration signal when a crash event is sensed in a second direction. A second crash accelerometer (34) provides a safing crash acceleration signal when a crash event is sensed in the first direction and a primary crash acceleration signal when a crash event is sensed in the second direction. The first actuatable restraint (18) is actuated when the first accelerometer (22) provides the primary crash acceleration signal and the second accelerometer (34) provides the safing crash signal. The second actuatable restraint (20) is actuated when the first accelerometer (22) provides the safing crash signal and the second accelerometer (34) provides said primary crash signal.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于控制第一可启动限制器(18)和第二可启动限制器(20)的致动的装置(10)包括:第一碰撞加速度计(22),用于当在第一方向上感测到碰撞事件时提供主要碰撞加速度信号;以及 当在第二方向上感测到碰撞事件时的安全碰撞加速度信号。 当在第一方向上感测到碰撞事件时,第二碰撞加速度计(34)提供安全的碰撞加速度信号,当在第二方向上感测到碰撞事件时,提供主要的碰撞加速度信号。 当第一加速度计(22)提供主要碰撞加速度信号并且第二加速度计(34)提供安全碰撞信号时,第一可致动约束(18)被致动。 当第一加速度计(22)提供安全碰撞信号并且第二加速度计(34)提供所述主要碰撞信号时,第二可致动约束(20)被致动。