Corrective device for output of acceleration sensor and method of correcting output thereof

• US 6,681,162 B2
• Filed: 02/25/2003
• Issued: 01/20/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2002
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
• Inventors: Okimoto, Yukihiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Black, Thomas G.
• Assistant Examiner(s): MANCHO, RONNIE M
• Application Number:
  US10/372,387
• Publication Number:
  US 20030171862A1
• Time in Patent Office: 329 Days
• Field of Search: 701/45, 701/36, 701/34, 701/35, 701/301, 701/29, 701/31, 280/735, 73/13.7, 180/282
• US Class Current: 701/34
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/0132 responsive to vehicle motion parameters , e.g. to vehicle longitudinal or transversal deceleration or speed value
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/01332 by frequency or waveform analysis
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/01336 using filtering
• CPC Class Codes: G01P 21/00 Testing or calibrating of apparatus or devices covered by the preceding groups

Abstract

In a corrective device for an output of an acceleration sensor control means includes operation processing means for inputting a self-diagnosis check signal to the acceleration sensor 1, and for executing an offset corrective operation processing of the output of the acceleration sensor prior to inputting the self-diagnosis check signal to the acceleration sensor.

Claims

1. A corrective device for correcting an output of an acceleration sensor, said corrective device comprising a control means for processing an output of said acceleration sensor to make a collision judgement and for executing an activation processing of an air bag, wherein said control means comprises operation processing means for inputting s self-diagnosis check signal to said acceleration sensor and for executing an offset corrective operation processing of the output of said acceleration sensor prior to inputting said self-diagnosis check signal to said acceleration sensor.

2. The corrective device for an output of the acceleration sensor according to claim 1, wherein said control means takes in an initial value of the offset corrective operation processing from the output of said acceleration sensor prior to inputting said self-diagnosis check signal to said acceleration sensor.

3. The corrective device for an output of the acceleration sensor according to claim 1, wherein a time constant of an offset corrective operation circuit in said control means is set to a small value immediately after power on and to a large value in operation.

4. The corrective device for an output of the acceleration sensor according to claim 3, wherein said control means sets switching timing of said time constant of said offset corrective operation processing circuit before starting said self-diagnosis check.

5. The corrective device for an output of the acceleration sensor according to claim 3, wherein said control means sets switching timing of said time constant of said offset corrective operation processing circuit after completing said self-diagnosis check.

6. The corrective device for an output of the acceleration sensor according to claim 3, wherein said control means sets switching timing of said time constant of said offset corrective operation processing circuit immediately before giving permission to an activation judgement of said air bag unit.

7. The corrective device for an output of the acceleration sensor according to claim 1, wherein said control means suspends said offset corrective operation processing during said self-diagnosis check.

8. A method of correcting an output of an acceleration sensor in which a collision judgement and an activation judgement of an air bag are made by control means that takes in an output of said acceleration sensor, wherein said operation processing means in said control means inputs a self-diagnosis check signal to said acceleration sensor, and executes an offset corrective operation processing of the output of said acceleration sensor prior to inputting said self-diagnosis check signal to said acceleration sensor.