公开(公告)号：US06439007B1

公开(公告)日：2002-08-27

申请号：US09723390

申请日：2000-11-28

申请人： Chek-Peng Foo ,  Paul Leo Sumner ,  Timothy Chester Wright ,  Kevin Daniel Weiss ,  Gustavo Andres Delfino

发明人： Chek-Peng Foo ,  Paul Leo Sumner ,  Timothy Chester Wright ,  Kevin Daniel Weiss ,  Gustavo Andres Delfino

IPC分类号： B60R2200

CPC分类号： B60R21/0132 ,  B60R21/013 ,  B60R21/01336 ,  B60R2021/01315 ,  B60R2021/01322 ,  Y10T70/474

摘要： An apparatus for switching the value of a spring constant K used in a spring mass model (54, 56, 60, 70, 76) for modeling a vehicle occupant in an occupant restraint system (20) includes a sensor (22) for sensing a crash event and providing a crash signal (40) indicative thereof. The spring mass model adjusts the acceleration signal and determines a virtual velocity value (72) and a virtual displacement value (78). The spring value K of the spring mass model is controlled in response to the determined virtual velocity value and the determined virtual displacement value relative to associated switching quadrants defined by predetermined velocity and displacement thresholds.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在用于对乘员约束系统（20）中的车辆乘员进行建模的弹簧质量模型（54,56,60,70,76）中使用的弹簧常数K的值的切换装置包括传感器（22） 并提供指示其的碰撞信号（40）。 弹簧质量模型调整加速度信号并确定虚拟速度值（72）和虚拟位移值（78）。 响应于所确定的虚拟速度值和相对于由预定速度和位移阈值定义的相关联的开关象限所确定的虚拟位移值来控制弹簧质量模型的弹簧值K.

公开(公告)号：US6036225A

公开(公告)日：2000-03-14

申请号：US108819

申请日：1998-07-01

申请人： Chek-Peng Foo ,  Huahn Fern Yeh ,  Paul Leo Sumner ,  Timothy Chester Wright ,  Shiyi Jia ,  Scott Andrew William Martin

发明人： Chek-Peng Foo ,  Huahn Fern Yeh ,  Paul Leo Sumner ,  Timothy Chester Wright ,  Shiyi Jia ,  Scott Andrew William Martin

IPC分类号： B60R21/00 ,  B60R21/01 ,  B60R21/0132 ,  B60R21/015 ,  B60R21/32

CPC分类号： B60R21/0136 ,  B60R21/013 ,  B60R21/0132 ,  B60R21/01546 ,  B60R21/01558 ,  B60R21/0156 ,  B60R2021/0004 ,  B60R2021/0006 ,  B60R2021/01006 ,  B60R2021/0102 ,  B60R2021/01027 ,  B60R2021/01034 ,  B60R2021/01322

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。

公开(公告)号：US06776435B2

公开(公告)日：2004-08-17

申请号：US09829320

申请日：2001-04-09

申请人： Chek-Peng Foo ,  Paul Leo Sumner ,  Timothy Chester Wright ,  Meng-Fu Tsai ,  Suthep Thanapathomsinchai

发明人： Chek-Peng Foo ,  Paul Leo Sumner ,  Timothy Chester Wright ,  Meng-Fu Tsai ,  Suthep Thanapathomsinchai

IPC分类号： B60R2132

CPC分类号： B60R21/0136 ,  B60R2021/01027

摘要： The present invention is directed to controlling a vehicle multistage actuatable occupant restraining system (14, 18). A crash sensor (32, 36) senses crash acceleration and provides a crash acceleration signal (110, 160) indicative thereof. Crash velocity and crash displacement are determined (118, 168) in response to the crash acceleration signal. A first stage (90, 94) of the multistage actuatable occupant restraining system is actuated when the determined crash velocity as a function of crash displacement exceeds a low threshold (130, 132, 180, 182). A crush zone accelerometer (40, 42) senses crash acceleration at a crush zone location. The crush zone acceleration as a function of the crash displacement is compared (226, 256) against a crush zone threshold (220, 222, 250, 252). The value of the low threshold (130, 180) is switched to a different value (132, 182) when the crush zone acceleration exceeds the crush zone threshold.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及控制车辆多级可致动乘员约束系统（14,18）。 碰撞传感器（32,36）感测碰撞加速度并提供指示其的碰撞加速度信号（110,160）。 响应于碰撞加速度信号确定碰撞速度和碰撞位移（118,168）。 当确定的作为碰撞位移的函数的碰撞速度超过低阈值（130,132,180,182）时，多级可致动乘员约束系统的第一级（90,94）被致动。 粉碎区加速度计（40,42）感测压碎区位置处的碰撞加速度。 将作为碰撞位移的函数的挤压区加速度与突破区阈值（220,222,250,252）进行比较（226,256）。 当挤压区加速度超过挤压区域阈值时，低阈值（130,180）的值被切换到不同的值（132,182）。

公开(公告)号：US06529810B2

公开(公告)日：2003-03-04

申请号：US09829115

申请日：2001-04-09

申请人： Chek-Peng Foo ,  Paul Leo Sumner ,  Timothy Chester Wright ,  Meng-Fu Tsai ,  Suthep Thanapathomsinchai

发明人： Chek-Peng Foo ,  Paul Leo Sumner ,  Timothy Chester Wright ,  Meng-Fu Tsai ,  Suthep Thanapathomsinchai

IPC分类号： B60R2200

CPC分类号： B60R21/0132 ,  B60R21/013 ,  B60R21/01336 ,  B60R2021/01027 ,  B60R2021/01322

摘要： The present invention is directed to controlling a vehicle multistage actuatable occupant restraining system (14, 18). A crash sensor (32, 36) senses crash acceleration and provides a crash acceleration signal (110, 160) indicative thereof. Crash velocity and crash displacement are determined (118, 168) in response to the crash acceleration signal. A first stage (90, 94) of the multistage actuatable occupant restraining system is actuated when the determined crash velocity as a function of crash displacement exceeds a low threshold (130, 132, 180, 182). A transverse accelerometer (34) senses transverse crash acceleration. The transverse acceleration as a function of the crash displacement is compared (226, 278) against a transverse threshold (268). The value of the low threshold (130, 180) is switched to a different value (132, 182) when the transverse acceleration exceeds the transverse threshold.

公开(公告)号：US08095275B2

公开(公告)日：2012-01-10

申请号：US12200407

申请日：2008-08-28

申请人： Chek-Peng Foo ,  Huahn-Fern Yeh ,  Kevin Daniel Weiss ,  Paul Leo Sumner ,  Timur Unlu ,  Adriano Putetto

发明人： Chek-Peng Foo ,  Huahn-Fern Yeh ,  Kevin Daniel Weiss ,  Paul Leo Sumner ,  Timur Unlu ,  Adriano Putetto

IPC分类号： B60R22/00

CPC分类号： B60R21/0132 ,  B60R2021/01322

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。

公开(公告)号：US08265831B2

公开(公告)日：2012-09-11

申请号：US12200516

申请日：2008-08-28

申请人： Chek-Peng Foo ,  Huahn-Fern Yeh ,  Kevin Daniel Weiss ,  Nikhil Bhaskar Mudaliar ,  Lila Ghannam ,  Paul Leo Sumner

发明人： Chek-Peng Foo ,  Huahn-Fern Yeh ,  Kevin Daniel Weiss ,  Nikhil Bhaskar Mudaliar ,  Lila Ghannam ,  Paul Leo Sumner

IPC分类号： B60R22/00 ,  E05F15/00 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D3/00 ,  G06F7/00 ,  G06F17/00

CPC分类号： B60R21/0132 ,  B60R21/01336 ,  B60R2021/01322

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。

公开(公告)号：US20100057302A1

公开(公告)日：2010-03-04

申请号：US12200407

申请日：2008-08-28

申请人： Chek-Peng Foo ,  Huahn-Fern Yeh ,  Kevin Daniel Weiss ,  Paul Leo Sumner ,  Timur Unlu ,  Adriano Putetto

发明人： Chek-Peng Foo ,  Huahn-Fern Yeh ,  Kevin Daniel Weiss ,  Paul Leo Sumner ,  Timur Unlu ,  Adriano Putetto

IPC分类号： B60R21/01

CPC分类号： B60R21/0132 ,  B60R2021/01322

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。

公开(公告)号：US20100057288A1

公开(公告)日：2010-03-04

申请号：US12200516

申请日：2008-08-28

申请人： Chek-Peng Foo ,  Huahn-Fern Yeh ,  Kevin Daniel Weiss ,  Nikhil Bhaskar Mudaliar ,  Lila Ghannam ,  Paul Leo Sumner

发明人： Chek-Peng Foo ,  Huahn-Fern Yeh ,  Kevin Daniel Weiss ,  Nikhil Bhaskar Mudaliar ,  Lila Ghannam ,  Paul Leo Sumner

IPC分类号： G06F7/00

CPC分类号： B60R21/0132 ,  B60R21/01336 ,  B60R2021/01322

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 。

公开(公告)号：US6095554A

公开(公告)日：2000-08-01

申请号：US160999

申请日：1998-09-25

申请人： Chek-Peng (Anson) Foo ,  Kevin Daniel Weiss ,  Paul Leo Sumner ,  Timothy Chester Wright

发明人： Chek-Peng (Anson) Foo ,  Kevin Daniel Weiss ,  Paul Leo Sumner ,  Timothy Chester Wright

IPC分类号： B60R21/00 ,  B60R21/01 ,  B60R21/32

CPC分类号： B60R21/0132 ,  B60R21/01336 ,  B60R2021/0006 ,  B60R2021/01322

摘要： An apparatus for controlling side actuatable restraint (14, 16) includes a side acceleration sensor (22, 34) mounted to a vehicle at a side location and having an axis of sensitivity (24, 36) oriented in a direction substantially perpendicular to a front-to-rear axis (25) of the vehicle. The side sensor provides a discriminating crash signal when a transverse crash acceleration of the vehicle is sensed indicating a deployment crash event. A first central safing acceleration sensor (52) is mounted at a substantially central location of the vehicle (11) and having an axis of sensitivity (58) oriented in a direction substantially perpendicular to the front-to-rear axis (25) of the vehicle. The first safing sensor provides a first safing crash signal when a deployment crash acceleration is sensed in the transverse direction. A second central safing acceleration sensor (50) is mounted at the substantially central location of the vehicle (11) and having an axis of sensitivity (56) oriented in a direction substantially parallel to the front-to-rear axis (25) of the vehicle (11). The second safing sensor provides a second safing crash signal when crash acceleration is sensed in said first direction. An actuatable restraint is actuated when the side crash sensor (22, 34) provides the discriminating crash signal indicating a deployment crash event and when either said first (52) or said second (50) crash sensor provides a safing crash signal indicating a deployment crash event.

摘要翻译： 一种用于控制侧面可起动约束装置（14,16）的装置，包括一个侧面加速度传感器（22,34），该侧面加速度传感器安装在车辆侧面位置，并具有一个沿着基本上垂直于前方的方向定向的灵敏轴线（24,36） （25）。 当检测到车辆的横向碰撞加速指示部署碰撞事件时，侧传感器提供鉴别碰撞信号。 第一中央安全加速度传感器（52）安装在车辆（11）的基本上中心的位置处，并且具有在基本上垂直于所述车辆（11）的前后轴线（25）的方向上定向的灵敏轴线（58） 车辆。 当在横向方向上检测到部署碰撞加速度时，第一个安全传感器提供第一个安全碰撞信号。 第二中央安全加速度传感器（50）安装在车辆（11）的基本上中心的位置处，并具有在基本上平行于所述车辆（11）的前后轴线（25）的方向上定向的灵敏轴（56） 车辆（11）。 当在所述第一方向上感测到碰撞加速时，第二安全传感器提供第二安全碰撞信号。 当侧面碰撞传感器（22,34）提供指示部署碰撞事件的识别碰撞信号并且当所述第一（52）或所述第二（50）碰撞传感器中的任一个提供指示部署碰撞的安全碰撞信号时，启动可控限制 事件。

公开(公告)号：US07359781B2

公开(公告)日：2008-04-15

申请号：US11011350

申请日：2004-12-14

申请人： Chek-Peng Foo ,  Huahn-Fern Yeh ,  Paul Leo Sumner ,  Dongkyun Yoo

发明人： Chek-Peng Foo ,  Huahn-Fern Yeh ,  Paul Leo Sumner ,  Dongkyun Yoo

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。