CONTROL UNIT AND METHOD FOR TRIGGERING A PASSENGER PROTECTION SYSTEM
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Abstract
A control unit and a method for triggering a passenger protection system. A sensor signal is supplied, the passenger protection system is triggered as a function of the sensor signal. The sensor signal is processed by a first and a second signal processor for generating a first and a second comparison signal. The first and the second comparison signals are compared with one another to generate an input signal for a decoder, and the decoder supplies the decoded input signal for triggering the passenger protection system.
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20 Claims
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11. A control unit for triggering a passenger protection system, comprising:
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at least one interface which supplies a sensor signal, the at least one interface including a comparison device having first and second signal processors which operate on the sensor signal to respectively generate first and second comparison signals, the comparison device comparing the first and second comparison signals to generate an input signal to a decoder; and an analyzer circuit which triggers the passenger protection system as a function of the sensor signal, wherein the decoder is connectable to the analyzer circuit for processing the decoded input signal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for triggering a passenger protection system, comprising:
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supplying a sensor signal; and triggering the passenger protection system as a function of the sensor signal, wherein the supplying of the sensor signal comprises; processing the sensor signal using first and second signal processors to respectively generate first and second comparison signals, and comparing the first and second comparison signals with one another to generate an input signal to a decoder which supplies a decoded input signal for triggering the passenger protection system. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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