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System for sensing whether an object struck in a collision is a pedestrian

  • US 20040066286A1
  • Filed: 09/23/2002
  • Published: 04/08/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/23/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A collision protection system, comprising:

  • a collision protection apparatus;

    a sensor disposed at least in part on an exterior surface of a vehicle, the sensor being adapted to provide a width output signal that varies in relation to the width of an object contacting the vehicle; and

    a controller for the collision protection apparatus that receives the width output signal from the sensor and compares the width output signal to a threshold value to determine if the width of the object is less than a predetermined width, the controller actuating the collision protection apparatus if the object is less than the predetermined width.

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