Abstract:
An electronic sensing system for triggering the activation of a safety mechanism of a vehicle during a vehicle collision. The system includes a piezoelectric transducer providing an output indicative of shock acceleration of the vehicle, an evaluating and safety circuit for processing the output of the transducer in accordance with predetermined dynamic deformation characteristics of the vehicle and for providing a triggering output signal to an ignition circuit for activating the safety mechanism such as an air bag system. The evaluating and safety circuit provides a triggering output signal depending upon whether at least one of a predetermined threshold value has been attained by the output signal of the transducer and that the value is maintained for a predetermined delay period.
Abstract:
THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE RELATES TO AN IGNITER CHARGE FOR PROPELLANT POWDER CHARGES AND ROCKET PROPELLANT CHARGES COMPRISING A HOT PARTICLE IGNITER MASS CONTAINING A BINDER SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF POLYEPOXIDES, POLYESTERS, POLYURETHANES, POLYBUTANDIENES, POLYOLEFINS, SILICONES, CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES, AND RUBBER, AND OXYGEN DONOR SELECTED FROMTHE GROUP CONSISTING OF AMMONIUM AND ALKALI METAL NITRATES AND PERCHLORATES AND A HOT PARTICLE DONOR SLECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF AT LEAST ONE METAL OR METAL OXIDE OF THE ELEMENTS GROUPS I TO VIII OF THE PERIODIC TABLE.