Restraint device deployment calibration
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1. A controller comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor such that the controller is programmed to:
- store a first deployment time range for a first restraint device selected as a reference device and a deployment time range for a second restraint device, wherein;
the deployment time range for the second restraint device is determined relative to the deployment time range of the first restraint device, andthe deployment time range for the first restraint device includes determining a displacement time that is a time to fully deploy the first restraint device before a passenger has traveled a specified distance;
the controller further programmed to detect an impact at the host vehicle; and
actuate deployment of the first restraint device and the second restraint device according to the deployment time range for the first restraint device and the second restraint device, respectively, in response to detecting the impact.
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Abstract
A method for developing restraint device deployment timings includes selecting a first restraint device as a reference device, determining a deployment time range for the first restraint device, selecting a second restraint device, and determining a deployment time range for the second restraint device relative to the deployment time range of the first restraint device.
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1. A controller comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor such that the controller is programmed to:
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store a first deployment time range for a first restraint device selected as a reference device and a deployment time range for a second restraint device, wherein; the deployment time range for the second restraint device is determined relative to the deployment time range of the first restraint device, and the deployment time range for the first restraint device includes determining a displacement time that is a time to fully deploy the first restraint device before a passenger has traveled a specified distance; the controller further programmed to detect an impact at the host vehicle; and actuate deployment of the first restraint device and the second restraint device according to the deployment time range for the first restraint device and the second restraint device, respectively, in response to detecting the impact. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system, comprising:
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a first passenger restraint device; a second passenger restraint device; and controller means for detecting an impact at the host vehicle and actuating deployment of a first restraint device and the second restraint device according to respective deployment time ranges for the first restraint device and the second restraint device in response to detecting the impact; wherein the controller means stores the first deployment time range for the first restraint device selected as a reference device, and the deployment time range for the second restraint device, wherein the deployment time range for the second restraint device is determined relative to the deployment time range of the first restraint device, and the deployment time range for the first restraint device includes determining a displacement time that is a time to fully deploy the first restraint device before a passenger has traveled a specified distance. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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