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Optimization of a single-point frontal airbag fire threshold

  • US 6,301,535 B1
  • Filed: 10/26/1999
  • Issued: 10/09/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/26/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for determining when an airbag fires in an airbag control system, comprising the steps of:

  • obtaining time-histories from vehicle crash sensors;

    deriving an objective function, said objective function including said time-histories as an input, wherein said objective function is a mathematical formula rating the effectiveness of an airbag firing based on firing criteria; and

    determining a threshold firing curve based on said objective function, said threshold firing curve determining when an airbag fires in said airbag control system.

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