METHOD FOR ACTIVATING A RESTRAINT SYSTEM IN A VEHICLE
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Abstract
A method for activating a restraint system in a vehicle, in which the restraint system is activated as a function of a speed, an activation characteristic, and at least one quantity derived from an acceleration signal, and in which the at least one quantity exceeds a threshold function that is set as a function of the impact speed and a required activation time. The activation characteristic of a particular accident type runs linearly to a first impact speed value. The activation characteristic runs with a second slope between the first impact speed and a second impact speed value, the first and the second impact speed value depending on the particular vehicle type.
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8 Claims
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1-4. -4. (canceled)
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5. A device for activating a restraint system in a vehicle, comprising:
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an activating arrangement to activate the restraint system as a function of an activation characteristic and at least one quantity derived from an acceleration signal; wherein the at least one quantity exceeds a threshold function that is set as a function of an impact speed and a required activation time, and wherein a particular activation characteristic for an accident type runs linearly with a first slope to a first impact speed value and runs with at least one second slope between a first impact speed value and a second impact speed value, the first impact speed value and the second impact speed value depending on a particular vehicle type. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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