VEHICLE COLLISION DETERMINATION APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A vehicle collision determination apparatus comprising:
- a sensor disposed on a mounting surface in a cabin of a vehicle; and
a determining part configured to determine whether or not a collision of the vehicle has occurred, on the basis of an output from the sensor,wherein the output from the sensor includes first acceleration in a direction vertical to the mounting surface, andwherein when energy based on an amplitude of the first acceleration or a physical quantity correlating to the energy exceeds a threshold, the determining part determines that the collision has occurred.
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Abstract
A vehicle collision determination apparatus includes a sensor disposed on a mounting surface in a cabin of a vehicle, and a determining part that determines whether or not a collision of the vehicle has occurred, on the basis of an output from the sensor. The output from the sensor includes first acceleration in a direction vertical to the mounting surface, and when energy based on an amplitude of the first acceleration or a physical quantity correlating to the energy exceeds a threshold, the determining part determines that the collision has occurred. The output of the sensor further includes second acceleration in a rearward direction of the vehicle, and when a value, which is determined by the energy or the physical quantity correlating to the energy and an integrated value of the second acceleration, exceeds the threshold, the determining part determines that the collision has occurred.
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1. A vehicle collision determination apparatus comprising:
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a sensor disposed on a mounting surface in a cabin of a vehicle; and a determining part configured to determine whether or not a collision of the vehicle has occurred, on the basis of an output from the sensor, wherein the output from the sensor includes first acceleration in a direction vertical to the mounting surface, and wherein when energy based on an amplitude of the first acceleration or a physical quantity correlating to the energy exceeds a threshold, the determining part determines that the collision has occurred. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18)
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6. A vehicle collision determination apparatus comprising:
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a sensor disposed on a mounting surface in a cabin of a vehicle; and a determining part that determines severity of a collision of the vehicle based on an output from the sensor, wherein the output from the sensor includes first acceleration in a direction vertical to the mounting surface, and wherein when a value, which is determined by energy based on an amplitude of the first acceleration or a physical quantity correlating to the energy, exceeds a threshold, the determining part determines that a severity level of the collision is high. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 15, 16, 17)
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