Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090204294 | Method for Generating a Triggering Signal for a Passenger Protection Device - A method for generating a triggering signal for a passenger protection device in which sensor data are detected and analyzed for accident classification, and to a corresponding device. To determine a relative accident velocity, signals of at least two measuring points offset by a predefined distance in the x direction are analyzed, and the time interval between a crash signal detected by a first sensor at a first measuring point and a crash signal detected by another sensor at another measuring point is determined. | 08-13-2009 |
20090219149 | Method and device for crash type identification for a vehicle - A method for crash type identification for a vehicle in which sensor data from the left vehicle side and from the right vehicle side are recorded and analyzed via at least two sensor units, as well as an associated device for crash type identification for a vehicle. The sensor data, recorded after an impact, are gated, at least one first gating of the recorded sensor data being checked for fulfillment of a stability criterion and, after meeting the stability criterion, at least one second gating of the recorded sensor data is compared with a predefined threshold value, a first criterion for an asymmetrical impact flag signal being recognized when the second gating of the recorded sensor data exceeds the predefined threshold value and/or falls short of the predefined threshold value. | 09-03-2009 |
20090306858 | Method and Device for Activating Personal Protection Means - A device and a method for activating a personal protection device are provided, in which a feature vector with at least two features is formed by an evaluation circuit from at least one signal of an accident sensor system. The evaluation circuit classifies the feature vector in the corresponding dimension using at least one class boundary. The activation circuit generates an activation signal which activates the personal protection device. | 12-10-2009 |
20100017067 | METHOD AND CONTROL UNIT FOR TRIGGERING PASSENGER PROTECTION MEANS - In a method and a control unit for triggering passenger protection devices, at least one characteristic is extracted from at least one variable. A crash is classified on the basis of this at least one characteristic, and the crash classification results in the making of a triggering decision. The passenger protection devices are then triggered as a function of the triggering decision. The triggering decision is made by providing a sequence control which, as a function of at least one progression variable, activates or deactivates a plurality of functions for the crash classification and/or defines which at least one characteristic is used for the particular function. | 01-21-2010 |
20100292887 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING SAFETY MEANS FOR A VEHICLE - In a method and a system for controlling a safety system for a vehicle, a sensor suite is provided to generate at least one yaw-acceleration signal. An evaluation circuit is used to sample the at least one yaw-acceleration signal with a sampling time of less than 10 ms, and to generate a control signal as a function of the at least one sampled yaw-acceleration signal. | 11-18-2010 |
20100324787 | METHOD AND CONTROL UNIT FOR TRIGGERING PASSENGER PROTECTION MEANS FOR A VEHICLE - A method and a control unit for triggering a passenger protection arrangement for a vehicle are described. A crash type is determined as a function of a first signal of a centrally disposed first acceleration sensor system and of a second signal of a second acceleration sensor system disposed in the side region of the vehicle. The triggering of the passenger protection arrangement takes place as a function of the crash type. | 12-23-2010 |
20110004360 | METHOD AND CONTROLLER FOR IMPACT DETECTION FOR A VEHICLE - A control device and a method for impact detection for a vehicle are proposed, the impact being detected as a function of a signal of a structure-borne noise sensor system. However, an impact location on the vehicle is determined as a function of an evaluation of a multipath propagation of the structure-borne noise signal in the vehicle. | 01-06-2011 |
20110046853 | METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR TRIGGERING PASSENGER PROTECTION MEANS FOR A VEHICLE - A method and a control device for triggering passenger protection means for a vehicle, wherein the triggering takes place as a function of an analysis of at least one accident signal via a constant fraction discrimination method. | 02-24-2011 |
20110066334 | METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR TRIGGERING PASSENGER PROTECTION MEANS FOR A VEHICLE - A method and a control device for triggering a passenger protection arrangement for a vehicle are provided, at least one sensor signal from an accident sensor system being provided. A characteristic is derived from this at least one sensor signal, and a flatness is determined from this first characteristic in relation to at least one second characteristic. The crash type is then determined as a function of this flatness. The triggering the passenger protection arrangement (PS) takes place as a function of this crash type. | 03-17-2011 |
20110190988 | METHOD AND CONTROL UNIT FOR ACTIVATING PASSENGER PROTECTION MEANS FOR A VEHICLE - In a method for activating a passenger protection unit for a vehicle, features are generated from at least one sensor signal of a crash sensor system. Furthermore, a difference of a feature vector with a first threshold value is formed. This difference is weighted as a function of at least one of the features. The passenger protection unit is subsequently activated as a function of a comparison of a variable, derived from the weighted difference, with a second threshold value. | 08-04-2011 |
20110282516 | METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR DETECTING A DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION OF A VEHICLE - A method for detecting a dangerous driving condition of a vehicle located on a roadway is provided, which includes a step of receiving a first damping signal ( | 11-17-2011 |
20130090814 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE DETERMINATION OF AT LEAST ONE TRIGGERING PARAMETER OF PERSONAL PROTECTION MEANS OF A VEHICLE - A method to determine at least one triggering parameter of personal protection device of a vehicle using pattern signal curves of a possible signal of a sensor for a physical variable. The pattern signal curves replicating a curve over time of the physical variable upon impact of an object on the vehicle at a different location on the vehicle and/or upon impact of the object on the vehicle at a different angle. A sensor signal is read which represents the physical variable measured by a sensor. Values of a curve over time of the sensor signal are compared to values of the at least two pattern signal curves, that pattern signal curve being selected which, in at least one time segment of the pattern signal curve or one scaled form of the pattern signal curve has a lower deviation from the curve over time of the sensor signal. | 04-11-2013 |
20140350797 | METHOD AND CONTROL UNIT FOR CONTROLLING AN OCCUPANT PROTECTION MEANS OF A VEHICLE - A method is described for controlling an occupant protection arrangement which has at least two levels of protection for an occupant of a vehicle. The method has a step of selecting one of the at least two levels of protection of the occupant protection means as the level of protection to be used in the event of an impact of the vehicle using a yaw direction of the vehicle. | 11-27-2014 |
20140379223 | PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION DEVICE AND METHOD HAVING ADAPTIVE REDUCTION OF COLLISION ENERGY - A passenger protection device for a vehicle includes: an impact absorber for absorbing impact energy, which impact absorber has a cavity for receiving and deforming a deformation element during a movement of the deformation element in an advancing direction which is determined by the impact energy; a blocking element for blocking the movement of the deformation element; and a pedestrian protection device which is coupleable to the deformation element and which is designed to actively move the deformation element by a predetermined distance in the advancing direction based on a deactivation of the blocking element. | 12-25-2014 |
20150053492 | MASS-COUPLING ARRANGEMENT FOR A VEHICLE - The invention relates to an earth-coupling arrangement ( | 02-26-2015 |
20150054269 | Method and device for controlling the filling of an airbag for a vehicle and an airbag system - A method for controlling the filling of an airbag for a vehicle includes closing a valve of a gas generator for the airbag, this valve being connected to an interface to a gas sack of the airbag, after a main volume of a gas has flowed out of the gas generator, through the valve into the gas sack in a first gas mass flow, and opening the valve to direct a residual volume of gas out of the gas generator, through the valve into the gas sack in a second gas mass flow, the second gas mass flow being smaller than the first gas mass flow. | 02-26-2015 |