Continuous collision severity prediction
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1. A method for continuous collision severity prediction, the method comprising:
- receiving vehicle acceleration data;
detecting a collision event in response to said receiving and to said acceleration data;
determining a collision mode in response to said detecting, wherein input to said determining includes said acceleration data; and
calculating a collision severity value responsive to said acceleration data and to said collision mode wherein said collision severity value corresponds to a percentage inflation level of an airbag.
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Abstract
A method for continuous collision severity prediction, the method comprising receiving vehicle acceleration data. A collision event is detected in response to receiving the vehicle acceleration data and to the acceleration data. A collision mode is determined in response to detecting the collision event. Input to the collision mode determination includes the acceleration data. A collision severity value responsive to the acceleration data and the collision mode is calculated. The collision severity value corresponds to a percentage inflation level of an airbag.
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1. A method for continuous collision severity prediction, the method comprising:
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receiving vehicle acceleration data;
detecting a collision event in response to said receiving and to said acceleration data;
determining a collision mode in response to said detecting, wherein input to said determining includes said acceleration data; and
calculating a collision severity value responsive to said acceleration data and to said collision mode wherein said collision severity value corresponds to a percentage inflation level of an airbag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for continuous collision severity prediction, the method comprising:
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receiving vehicle acceleration data;
detecting a collision event in response to said receiving and to said acceleration data;
transmitting an airbag deployment request to an airbag controller in response to said detecting;
determining a collision mode in response to said detecting, wherein input to said determining includes said acceleration data;
calculating a collision severity value responsive to said acceleration data and to said collision mode wherein said collision severity value corresponds to a percentage inflation level of an airbag; and
transmitting said collision severity value to said airbag controller.
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16. A system for continuous collision severity prediction, the system comprising:
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an airbag controller;
a SDM accelerometer;
an EFS accelerometer; and
a collision detection controller in communication with said airbag controller, said SDM accelerometer and said EFS accelerometer, said collision controller including instructions to implement a method comprising;
receiving vehicle acceleration data from said SDM accelerometer and said EFS accelerometer;
detecting a collision event in response to said receiving and to said acceleration data;
determining a collision mode in response to said detecting, wherein input to said determining includes said acceleration data; and
calculating a collision severity value responsive to said acceleration data and to said collision mode wherein said collision severity value corresponds to a percentage inflation level of an airbag. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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