Method and control system for predictive deployment of side-impact restraints
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1. A side-impact adaptive restraints control system for a vehicle comprising:
- at least one adaptive restraint;
at least one side sensor configured to detect at least one object, in at least one restraint dependent detection zone along a side of the vehicle, and generating object detection signals; and
a controller determining a restraint dependent decision-making zone within said at least one restraint dependent detection zone, an activation time for and a deployment status of the adaptive restraint, and activating said at least one adaptive restraint before contact between said at least one object and said side.
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Abstract
A side-impact control system (10) for a vehicle (12) includes an adaptive restraint (15). A side sensor (30) is configured to detect an object, in a restraint dependent detection zone (60) along a side (13) of the vehicle (12), and generates an object detection signal. A controller (16) determines an activation time for and a deployment status of the adaptive restraint (15), and activates the adaptive restraint (15) before or after contact between the object and the side (13).
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20 Claims
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1. A side-impact adaptive restraints control system for a vehicle comprising:
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at least one adaptive restraint;
at least one side sensor configured to detect at least one object, in at least one restraint dependent detection zone along a side of the vehicle, and generating object detection signals; and
a controller determining a restraint dependent decision-making zone within said at least one restraint dependent detection zone, an activation time for and a deployment status of the adaptive restraint, and activating said at least one adaptive restraint before contact between said at least one object and said side. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of controlling activation of adaptive restraints within a vehicle comprising:
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detecting at least one object, in a restraint dependent detection and decision-making zone along a side of the vehicle, and generating object detection signals;
generating a collision confirmation signal indicative of contact between said at least one object and the vehicle;
determining an activation time for and a deployment status of said at least one adaptive restraint before contact between said at least one object and said side; and
activating said at least one adaptive restraint in response to said collision confirmation signal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. An adaptive restraint control system for a vehicle comprising:
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at least one adaptive restraint;
at least one side sensor configured to detect at least one object, in at least one restraint dependent detection and decision-making zone along a side of the vehicle, and generating object detection signals; and
a controller determining a deployment time for and a deployment status of said at least one adaptive restraint, and activating said at least one adaptive restraint before or after contact between said at least one object and said vehicle side, and in response to a multi-stage deployment algorithm. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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