Method and apparatus for determining symmetric and asymmetric crash events with improved misuse margins
    1.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for determining symmetric and asymmetric crash events with improved misuse margins 有权
    用于确定对称和非对称碰撞事件的方法和装置,具有改进的滥用余量

    公开(公告)号:US07359781B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-04-15

    申请号:US11011350

    申请日:2004-12-14

    IPC分类号: B60R22/00

    CPC分类号: B60R21/0132 B60R21/01562

    摘要: An apparatus (10) for controlling a multistage actuatable occupant restraining system (14, 18) of a vehicle includes a crash sensor (32) sensing crash acceleration at a substantially central location of the vehicle. A crush zone accelerometer (40, 42) is provides a crush zone crash acceleration signal. A controller (50) a crash velocity value and a crash displacement value in response to the crash acceleration signal. A plurality a predetermined crash velocity as a function of crash displacement threshold maps (152-172) is provided, two of the plurality of threshold maps (170, 172) relating to a second stage (92, 96) of said multistage actuatable occupant restraining system. The selects one of the two threshold maps relating to the second stage of in response to the crush zone acceleration signal and controls second stage actuation in response to a comparison of the crash velocity signal against the selected one of the two threshold maps (170, 172). Improved misuse margins are also provided as well as deployment mappings based on symmetric and asymmetric crash detection.

    摘要翻译: 用于控制车辆的多级可致动乘员约束系统(14,18)的装置(10)包括感测车辆基本中心位置处的碰撞加速度的碰撞传感器(32)。 挤压区域加速度计(40,42)提供挤压区域碰撞加速度信号。 控制器(50)响应于碰撞加速度信号的碰撞速度值和碰撞位移值。 提供多个作为碰撞位移阈值图(152-172)的函数的预定碰撞速度,与所述多级可致动乘员约束的第二级(92,96)有关的多个阈值图(170,172)中的两个 系统。 响应于挤压区加速度信号,选择与第二阶段相关的两个阈值图中的一个,并且响应于碰撞速度信号与两个阈值图(170,172)中选择的一个的比较来控制第二阶段致动 )。 还提供了改进的滥用利润以及基于对称和不对称的崩溃检测的部署映射。

    Method and apparatus for controlling an actuatable safety device
    2.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for controlling an actuatable safety device 有权
    用于控制可致动安全装置的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08095275B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-01-10

    申请号:US12200407

    申请日:2008-08-28

    IPC分类号: B60R22/00

    摘要: A method for determining a crash condition of a vehicle comprises the step of sensing crash acceleration in a first direction substantially parallel to a front-to-rear axis of the vehicle and providing a first crash acceleration signal indicative thereof. The method also comprises the step of sensing crash acceleration in a second direction substantially parallel to a side-to-side axis of the vehicle and providing a second crash acceleration signal indicative thereof. The method further comprises the steps of determining a crash metric value functionally related to the sensed crash acceleration based on the second acceleration signal and comparing the determined crash metric value as a function of the sensed first crash acceleration signal against an associated threshold. The method still further comprises the step of determining a crash condition of the vehicle in response to (a) the comparison and (b) the first acceleration signal.

    摘要翻译: 用于确定车辆的碰撞状态的方法包括以下步骤:在基本上平行于车辆的前后轴的第一方向上感测碰撞加速度,并提供指示其的第一碰撞加速度信号。 该方法还包括在基本上平行于车辆的侧向轴的第二方向上感测碰撞加速度并提供指示其的第二碰撞加速度信号的步骤。 该方法还包括以下步骤:基于第二加速度信号确定与感测到的碰撞加速度功能相关的碰撞度量值,并将所确定的碰撞度量值作为感测到的第一碰撞加速度信号与相关阈值的函数进行比较。 该方法还包括响应于(a)比较和(b)第一加速度信号来确定车辆的碰撞状况的步骤。

    Method and apparatus for controlling an actuatable occupant protection device
    3.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for controlling an actuatable occupant protection device 有权
    用于控制可起动乘员保护装置的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06341252B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-01-22

    申请号:US09468807

    申请日:1999-12-21

    IPC分类号: B06R2132

    摘要: An apparatus (10) for controlling actuation of at least one actuatable protection device (18, 20, 22, 24) includes a controller (26) having a first sensor input effective to receive a first sensor signal (64, 66, 70) having a value indicative of a first condition of an occupant of the vehicle seat (14, 16). The apparatus (10) also includes a second sensor input effective to receive a second sensor signal (82, 84, 86, 88, 94) having a value indicative of a second condition of the occupant of the vehicle seat (14, 16). The controller (26) is operative to determine a default value for the value of the first sensor signal (64, 66, 70) upon determining that the value of the first sensor signal is either outside an expected range of values or is absent. The controller (26) is operative to provide a control signal (136, 174, 176) to control actuation of at least one actuatable protection device (18, 20, 22, 24). The control signal (136, 174, 176) has a value that varies as a function of the value of the second sensor signal and at least one of the received first sensor signal and the determined default value of the first sensor signal.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于控制致动的至少一个可启动保护装置(18,20,22,24)的装置(10)包括具有第一传感器输入的控制器(26),其有效地接收具有第一传感器信号(64,66,70) 指示车辆座椅(14,16)的乘员的第一状态的值。 装置(10)还包括有效地接收具有指示车辆座椅(14,16)的乘员的第二状态的值的第二传感器信号(82,84,88,94)的第二传感器输入。 在确定第一传感器信号的值在预期的值范围之外或不存在时,控制器(26)可操作以确定第一传感器信号(64,66,70)的值的默认值。 控制器(26)可操作以提供控制信号(136,174,176)以控制至少一个可启动保护装置(18,20,22,24)的致动。 控制信号(136,174,176)具有随着第二传感器信号的值和接收到的第一传感器信号和所确定的第一传感器信号的默认值中的至少一个而变化的值。

    Method and apparatus for controlling an actuatable safety device
    4.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for controlling an actuatable safety device 有权
    用于控制可致动安全装置的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08265831B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-09-11

    申请号:US12200516

    申请日:2008-08-28

    摘要: A method for determining a crash condition including sensing crash acceleration in a vehicle X-direction at a central vehicle location and providing a first acceleration signal indicative thereof, sensing crash acceleration in a vehicle Y-direction, sensing crash acceleration in the X-direction at two locations near opposite sides of the vehicle remote from the central location and providing acceleration signals indicative thereof, determining a transverse crash evaluation value functionally related to the second acceleration signal, and determining remote crash evaluation values functionally related to the acceleration signals at the remote locations. The method further comprises the steps of comparing the determined transverse crash evaluation value as a function of the determined remote evaluation values against an associated threshold and determining a crash condition of the vehicle in response to (a) the comparison and (b) the first acceleration signal.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于确定碰撞状况的方法,包括在中央车辆位置处检测车辆X方向上的碰撞加速度并提供指示其的第一加速度信号,感测车辆Y方向上的碰撞加速度,感测X方向上的碰撞加速度 远离中心位置的车辆两侧附近的两个位置,并且提供指示其的加速度信号,确定与第二加速度信号功能相关的横向碰撞评估值,以及确定与远程位置处的加速度信号功能相关的远程碰撞评估值 。 所述方法还包括以下步骤:将所确定的横向碰撞评估值作为所确定的远程评估值与相关阈值的函数进行比较,并响应于(a)比较和(b)第一加速度确定车辆的碰撞状况 信号。

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AN ACTUATABLE SAFETY DEVICE
    5.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AN ACTUATABLE SAFETY DEVICE 有权
    用于控制可执行安全装置的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20100057302A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-03-04

    申请号:US12200407

    申请日:2008-08-28

    IPC分类号: B60R21/01

    摘要: A method for determining a crash condition of a vehicle comprises the step of sensing crash acceleration in a first direction substantially parallel to a front-to-rear axis of the vehicle and providing a first crash acceleration signal indicative thereof. The method also comprises the step of sensing crash acceleration in a second direction substantially parallel to a side-to-side axis of the vehicle and providing a second crash acceleration signal indicative thereof. The method further comprises the steps of determining a crash metric value functionally related to the sensed crash acceleration based on the second acceleration signal and comparing the determined crash metric value as a function of the sensed first crash acceleration signal against an associated threshold. The method still further comprises the step of determining a crash condition of the vehicle in response to (a) the comparison and (b) the first acceleration signal.

    摘要翻译: 用于确定车辆的碰撞状态的方法包括以下步骤:在基本上平行于车辆的前后轴的第一方向上感测碰撞加速度,并提供指示其的第一碰撞加速度信号。 该方法还包括在基本上平行于车辆的侧向轴的第二方向上感测碰撞加速度并提供指示其的第二碰撞加速度信号的步骤。 该方法还包括以下步骤:基于第二加速度信号确定与感测到的碰撞加速度功能相关的碰撞度量值,并将所确定的碰撞度量值作为感测到的第一碰撞加速度信号与相关阈值的函数进行比较。 该方法还包括响应于(a)比较和(b)第一加速度信号来确定车辆的碰撞状况的步骤。

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AN ACTUATABLE SAFETY DEVICE
    6.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AN ACTUATABLE SAFETY DEVICE 有权
    用于控制可执行安全装置的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20100057288A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-03-04

    申请号:US12200516

    申请日:2008-08-28

    IPC分类号: G06F7/00

    摘要: A method for determining a crash condition of a vehicle comprises the step of sensing crash acceleration in a first direction substantially parallel to a front-to-rear axis of the vehicle at a substantially central vehicle location and providing a first acceleration signal indicative thereof. The method also comprises the step of sensing crash acceleration in a second direction substantially parallel to a side-to-side axis of the vehicle and providing a second acceleration signal indicative thereof. The method further comprises the step of sensing crash acceleration in the first direction at two locations remote from the central vehicle location and near opposite sides of the vehicle and providing acceleration signals indicative thereof. The method still further comprises determining a transverse crash evaluation value functionally related to the second acceleration signal and determining remote crash evaluation values functionally related to the acceleration signals at the remote locations. Yet further, the method comprises comparing the determined transverse crash evaluation value as a function of the determined remote evaluation values against an associated threshold and determining a crash condition of the vehicle in response to (a) the comparison and (b) the first acceleration signal.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于确定车辆的碰撞状态的方法包括以下步骤:在基本上中心的车辆位置处基本上平行于车辆的前后轴线的第一方向感测碰撞加速度,并提供指示其的第一加速度信号。 该方法还包括在基本上平行于车辆的侧向轴的第二方向上感测碰撞加速度并提供指示其的第二加速度信号的步骤。 该方法还包括以下步骤:在远离中央车辆位置和车辆两侧的两个位置处检测第一方向的碰撞加速度,并提供指示车辆的加速度信号。 该方法还包括确定与第二加速度信号功能相关的横向碰撞评估值,并且确定与远程位置处的加速度信号功能相关的远程碰撞评估值。 此外,该方法包括将所确定的横向碰撞评估值作为所确定的远程评估值与相关阈值的函数进行比较,并响应于(a)比较和(b)第一加速度信号来确定车辆的碰撞状况 。

    Method and apparatus for controlling an actuatable restraining device using crush zone sensors for safing function
    7.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for controlling an actuatable restraining device using crush zone sensors for safing function 有权
    用于使用压碎区传感器控制可启动限制装置用于安全功能的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07625006B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-12-01

    申请号:US10890791

    申请日:2004-07-14

    IPC分类号: B60R21/16

    摘要: The present invention is directed to an apparatus for controlling a vehicle actuatable occupant restraining system including a discrimination crash sensor (32, 34, 36) for sensing a vehicle crash condition and providing a discrimination crash signal indicative thereof. A first crush zone sensor (40) is located at a first vehicle crush zone location and provides a first crush zone signal indicative of crash acceleration sensed by the first crush zone sensor. A second crush zone sensor (42) is located at a second vehicle crush zone location for providing a second crush zone signal indicative of crash acceleration sensed by the second crush zone sensor. A crush zone safing determining function (218) of the controller (50) monitors the first crush zone sensor and the second crush zone sensor and provides a crush zone safing signal in response to one of the first and the second crush zone sensors signals exceeding a first threshold and the other of the first and the second crush zone sensors signals being faulty. The crush zone safing signal is also provided in response to one of the first and the second crush zone sensor signals exceeding a second threshold, the second threshold being greater than the first threshold. A controller (50) monitors the discrimination crash signal and the crush zone safing signal for controlling an actuatable restraining device in response thereto.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种用于控制车辆可致动乘员约束系统的装置,其包括用于感测车辆碰撞状况的鉴别碰撞传感器(32,34,36),并提供指示其的鉴别碰撞信号。 第一压碎区传感器(40)位于第一车辆挤压区位置处,并且提供指示由第一挤压区域传感器感测到的碰撞加速度的第一挤压区域信号。 第二挤压区域传感器(42)位于第二车辆挤压区域位置处,用于提供指示由第二挤压区域传感器感测到的碰撞加速度的第二挤压区域信号。 控制器(50)的粉碎区域安全确定功能(218)监测第一挤压区域传感器和第二挤压区域传感器,并且响应于第一和第二挤压区域传感器中的一个信号超过一个 第一阈值和第一和第二挤压区域传感器信号中的另一个是故障的。 响应于第一和第二挤压区传感器信号中的一个超过第二阈值还提供挤压区域保护信号,第二阈值大于第一阈值。 控制器(50)监视鉴别碰撞信号和挤压区域安全信号,以响应于此控制可启动的限制装置。

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING PEDESTRIAN VEHICLE IMPACT
    9.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING PEDESTRIAN VEHICLE IMPACT 有权
    检测PEDESTRIAN车辆碰撞的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20110282553A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-11-17

    申请号:US12778505

    申请日:2010-05-12

    IPC分类号: G06F19/00 B60R21/34

    摘要: An apparatus (50) detects a pedestrian/vehicle impact, the apparatus including a plurality of sensors (62, 64, 66) mounted near a forward location of a vehicle (52), each sensor providing an associated signal indicative of an impact event. A metric determining device (80) determines metric values for each of the sensor signals. A controller (80) determines if any of said determined metric values indicates the occurrence of a misuse event. The controller also determines if a pedestrian/vehicle impact event is occurring by comparing the metric value of at least one sensor signal against a selectable threshold. An actuation signal is provided in response to the comparison. The selectable threshold is selected in response to the determined occurrence of a misuse event. An actuatable pedestrian impact mitigation device (84) is attached to the vehicle and is actuated in responsive to the actuation signal from said controller.

    摘要翻译: 装置(50)检测行人/车辆碰撞,该装置包括安装在车辆(52)的前方位置附近的多个传感器(62,64,66),每个传感器提供指示冲击事件的相关信号。 度量确定装置(80)确定每个传感器信号的度量值。 控制器(80)确定所述确定的度量值中的任一个是否指示出错误事件的发生。 控制器还通过将至少一个传感器信号的度量值与可选择的阈值进行比较来确定行人/车辆撞击事件是否发生。 响应于比较来提供致动信号。 响应于确定的滥用事件的发生而选择可选阈值。 可操作的行人撞击缓解装置(84)被附接到车辆并且响应于来自所述控制器的致动信号被致动。

    Method and apparatus for controlling an actuatable restraining device using XY crush-zone satellite accelerometers
    10.
    发明申请
    Method and apparatus for controlling an actuatable restraining device using XY crush-zone satellite accelerometers 有权
    用于使用XY挤压区卫星加速度计控制可启动约束装置的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20060254848A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-11-16

    申请号:US11416674

    申请日:2006-05-03

    IPC分类号: B60K28/10 B60R21/01

    摘要: An apparatus is provided for controlling a vehicle actuatable occupant restraining system including a central crash accelerometer sensing crash acceleration at a central vehicle location and providing a first crash acceleration signal indicative thereof. A crush zone crash accelerometer senses transverse crash acceleration at a forward location of the vehicle. A controller actuates the actuatable occupant restraining system in response to the central crash acceleration signal and the transverse crash acceleration signal from the crush zone sensor.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于控制车辆可致动乘员约束系统的装置,其包括中央碰撞加速度计,其感测中央车辆位置处的碰撞加速度,并提供指示其的第一碰撞加速度信号。 挤压区域碰撞加速度计感测车辆前方位置处的横向碰撞加速度。 控制器响应于来自压碎区传感器的中心碰撞加速度信号和横向碰撞加速度信号来致动可起动乘员约束系统。