Safety arrangement for a vehicle
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1. A vehicle safety arrangement for a vehicle, the arrangement comprising:
- a sensor unit comprising at least one sensor responsive to acceleration, the sensor unit being located substantially along a central longitudinal line of the vehicle, the sensor unit having a signal processor for sampling data gathered by the one or more sensors;
at least one actuator for activating a safety device, the actuator being located remotely from the sensor unit; and
a control unit located remotely from the sensor unit and from the actuator, the control unit being operable to receive information from the sensor unit and to transmit an actuation command to the actuator to activate the safety device.
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Abstract
A vehicle safety arrangement having a sensor unit (7) comprising at least one sensor (8, 9) responsive to acceleration; an actuator (13) for activating a safety device, the actuator being located remotely from the sensor unit; and a control unit (2) located remotely from the sensor unit and from the actuator, the control unit having no sensors responsive to acceleration and being operable to receive information from the sensor unit and to transmit an actuating command to the actuator to activate the safety device.
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1. A vehicle safety arrangement for a vehicle, the arrangement comprising:
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a sensor unit comprising at least one sensor responsive to acceleration, the sensor unit being located substantially along a central longitudinal line of the vehicle, the sensor unit having a signal processor for sampling data gathered by the one or more sensors;
at least one actuator for activating a safety device, the actuator being located remotely from the sensor unit; and
a control unit located remotely from the sensor unit and from the actuator, the control unit being operable to receive information from the sensor unit and to transmit an actuation command to the actuator to activate the safety device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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