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Method and apparatus for sensing impact between a vehicle and an object

  • US 20060017295A1
  • Filed: 09/19/2005
  • Published: 01/26/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An apparatus for sensing impacts between a vehicle and an object, comprising:

  • an optical fiber sensor for positioning on the vehicle, said optical fiber sensor including at least one optical fiber, a light source at one end of said optical fiber, a light detector at the other end of said optical fiber, and at least one sensing zone on the fiber, each said sensing zone comprising a light loss area located on the periphery of the fiber, on a side of the fiber facing towards a direction of expected impact and on another side of the fiber facing away from the direction of the expected impact.

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