Apparatus for performance testing acceleration sensors
First Claim
1. An apparatus for performance testing acceleration sensors in a vehicular safety system including a trigger circuit for triggering safety means, comprising at least two acceleration sensors, means mounting said acceleration sensors at an angular spacing enclosed between central axes of said two acceleration sensors, said mounting means comprising a housing (60), said apparatus further comprising a sound generator (50) for transmitting body sound through said housing (60) to said acceleration sensors (10, 10'"'"'), said sound generator (50) being arranged along an angle bisector between said central axes of said two acceleration sensors (10, 10'"'"') so that sound signals are received simultaneously by both acceleration sensors for testing with regard to performance, calibration, and coupling to said housing (60), circuit means (10A, 10A'"'"';
- 10B, 10B'"'"') connecting outputs of said acceleration sensors to said trigger circuit, signal processing means including a central processing unit (11) and a mode controller (14) interconnected for testing each of said sensors with regard to its performance, its calibration and coupling to said mounting means, whereby during testing said trigger circuit remains electrically connected with said safety system and continuously ready to be triggered even during a testing mode of the system.
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Abstract
Acceleration sensors in a vehicular safety system with at least two acceleration sensors are stimulated by an electrical or sound excitation so that one of the sensors functions as a body sound transmitter, while the other(s) receive(s) these signals and vice versa. The performance which includes a calibration check, and the coupling to the housing structure are evaluated through a signal processing circuit. The safety system including its output trigger stage, remains switched-on during testing.
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1. An apparatus for performance testing acceleration sensors in a vehicular safety system including a trigger circuit for triggering safety means, comprising at least two acceleration sensors, means mounting said acceleration sensors at an angular spacing enclosed between central axes of said two acceleration sensors, said mounting means comprising a housing (60), said apparatus further comprising a sound generator (50) for transmitting body sound through said housing (60) to said acceleration sensors (10, 10'"'"'), said sound generator (50) being arranged along an angle bisector between said central axes of said two acceleration sensors (10, 10'"'"') so that sound signals are received simultaneously by both acceleration sensors for testing with regard to performance, calibration, and coupling to said housing (60), circuit means (10A, 10A'"'"';
- 10B, 10B'"'"') connecting outputs of said acceleration sensors to said trigger circuit, signal processing means including a central processing unit (11) and a mode controller (14) interconnected for testing each of said sensors with regard to its performance, its calibration and coupling to said mounting means, whereby during testing said trigger circuit remains electrically connected with said safety system and continuously ready to be triggered even during a testing mode of the system.
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