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Airbag deployment controller and passenger protection device including the same

  • US 20090167005A1
  • Filed: 12/22/2008
  • Published: 07/02/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/26/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An airbag deployment controller using a plurality of electric collision sensors including a main sensor and a sub sensor to drive an airbag unit, comprising:

  • a deployment determining unit determining whether or not to drive the airbag unit according to a detected value of the main sensor;

    a collision determining unit determining whether or not a detected value of the sub sensor exceeds a predetermined threshold which is set to be larger than an erroneous detected value due to a noise; and

    a deployment permitting unit outputting a drive signal to the airbag unit when the deployment determining unit determines to drive the airbag unit and when the collision determining unit determines that the detected value of the sub sensor exceeds the predetermined threshold.

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