METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR DETECTING A COLLISION USING ACCELEROMETER DATA
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1. A method of detecting a collision using an accelerometer attached to a vehicle;
- the method comprising;
receiving acceleration data from the accelerometer at discrete intervals;
summing the acceleration data over a time period to produce an accumulated acceleration;
determining whether a collision has occurred based at least in part on a comparison of at least one of the accumulated acceleration and a function of the accumulated acceleration to a threshold.
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Abstract
A collision is detected using an accelerometer attached to a vehicle. Acceleration data is received (100) from the accelerometer at discrete intervals. The acceleration data is summed (106) over a time period to produce an accumulated acceleration. Whether a collision has occurred is determined based at least in part on a comparison (108) of at least one of the accumulated acceleration and a function of the accumulated acceleration to a threshold.
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1. A method of detecting a collision using an accelerometer attached to a vehicle;
- the method comprising;
receiving acceleration data from the accelerometer at discrete intervals; summing the acceleration data over a time period to produce an accumulated acceleration; determining whether a collision has occurred based at least in part on a comparison of at least one of the accumulated acceleration and a function of the accumulated acceleration to a threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for attachment to a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
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a processing system configured to; receive acceleration data at discrete intervals; sum the received acceleration data over a time period to produce an accumulated acceleration; and determine whether a collision has occurred based at least in part on a comparison of at least one of the accumulated acceleration and a function of the accumulated acceleration to a threshold. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause a computing device to perform a method of detecting a collision using an accelerometer attached to a vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving acceleration data from the accelerometer at discrete intervals; summing the acceleration data over a time period to produce an accumulated acceleration; and determining whether a collision has occurred based at least in part on a comparison of at least one of the accumulated acceleration and a function of the accumulated acceleration to a threshold. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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