Control Unit and Method for Trigger Passenger Protection Means
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Abstract
A control unit and a method for triggering a passenger protection arrangement are described, a first hardware path and a second hardware path together inducing the triggering on the basis of at least one accident signal from an accident sensor system. An analyzer circuit for processing the at least one accident signal is present in the first hardware path, and a plausibility circuit is present in the second hardware path. At least the plausibility circuit is additionally connected to an interface, the interface supplying a signal of at least one additional control unit. The plausibility circuit also enables the triggering as a function of this signal.
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20 Claims
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1-10. -10. (canceled)
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11. A control unit for triggering a passenger protection arrangement, comprising:
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a first hardware path having an analyzer circuit; a second hardware path having a plausibility circuit, wherein the hardware paths together induce the triggering on the basis of at least one accident signal from an accident sensor system, the first hardware path having the analyzer circuit for processing the at least one accident signal and the second hardware path having the plausibility circuit, wherein at least the plausibility circuit is additionally connected to an interface which supplies a signal of at least one additional control unit, and the plausibility circuit also enables the triggering as a function of the signal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for triggering a passenger protection arrangement, the method comprising:
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using a first hardware path and a second hardware path together to induce the triggering on the basis of at least one accident signal from an accident sensor system; using an analyzer circuit in the first hardware path for processing the at least one accident signal and a plausibility circuit used in the second hardware path, wherein at least the plausibility circuit is additionally connected to an interface; and using the interface to supply a signal of at least one additional control unit, wherein the plausibility circuit enables the triggering as a function of this signal. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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