Method and apparatus for controlling a front actuatable restraining device using side satellite safing sensors
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1. An apparatus for controlling a vehicle actuatable occupant restraining system comprising:
- a crash accelerometer for sensing frontal crash acceleration and providing a first crash acceleration signal indicative thereof;
a side crash accelerometer sensing transverse crash acceleration and providing a second crash acceleration signal indicative thereof; and
a controller actuating the actuatable occupant restraining system in response to the first crash acceleration signal and the transverse crash acceleration signal.
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Abstract
An apparatus (10) for controlling a vehicle actuatable occupant restraining system including a crash accelerometer (32) for sensing frontal crash acceleration and providing a first crash acceleration signal indicative thereof. A side crash accelerometer (46, 48) senses transverse crash acceleration and provides a second crash acceleration signal indicative thereof. A controller (50) actuates the actuatable occupant restraining system in response to the first crash acceleration signal and the transverse crash acceleration signal.
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1. An apparatus for controlling a vehicle actuatable occupant restraining system comprising:
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a crash accelerometer for sensing frontal crash acceleration and providing a first crash acceleration signal indicative thereof;
a side crash accelerometer sensing transverse crash acceleration and providing a second crash acceleration signal indicative thereof; and
a controller actuating the actuatable occupant restraining system in response to the first crash acceleration signal and the transverse crash acceleration signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for controlling a vehicle actuatable occupant restraining system comprising the steps of:
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sensing frontal crash acceleration and providing a first crash acceleration signal indicative thereof;
sensing transverse crash acceleration and providing a second crash acceleration signal indicative thereof; and
actuating the actuatable occupant restraining system in response to the first crash acceleration signal and the transverse crash acceleration signal. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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