Method for Generating a Triggering Signal for a Passenger Protection Device
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Abstract
A method for generating a triggering signal for a passenger protection device in which sensor data are detected and analyzed for accident classification, and to a corresponding device. To determine a relative accident velocity, signals of at least two measuring points offset by a predefined distance in the x direction are analyzed, and the time interval between a crash signal detected by a first sensor at a first measuring point and a crash signal detected by another sensor at another measuring point is determined.
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26 Claims
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14. A method for generating a triggering signal for a passenger protection device in which sensor data are detected and analyzed for accident classification, the method comprising:
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analyzing, to determine a relative accident velocity, signals of at least two measuring points offset by a predefined distance in an x direction; and determining a time interval between a crash signal detected by a first sensor at a first measuring point and a crash signal detected by another sensor at another measuring point being determined. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A device for generating a triggering signal for a passenger protection device, which detects and analyzes sensor data for accident classification, comprising:
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at least one first sensor to detect a first signal at a first measuring point; at least one second sensor to detect a second signal at a second measuring point, which is offset from the first measuring point by a predefined distance in an x direction; and an analyzing and control unit to analyze the signals of the at least two sensors for determining a relative accident velocity, wherein the analyzing and control unit is operable to determine a time interval between a crash signal detected by the first sensor and a crash signal detected by the second sensor. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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