Occupant protection system for a motor vehicle
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1. An occupant protection system for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- at least one crash sensor adapted to measure a motion variable of the motor vehicle;
an occupant protection device controllable via an ignition signal; and
a control unit adapted to ascertain the ignition signal as a function of a time average of the motion variable measured by the crash sensor over at least one first time interval.
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Abstract
An occupant protection system for a motor vehicle includes at least one crash sensor for measuring a motion variable. The occupant protection system includes an occupant protection device, controlled by an ignition signal, and a control device for determining the ignition signal subject to an average time value of the motion variable measured by the crash sensor during at least one first time interval.
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1. An occupant protection system for a motor vehicle, comprising:
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at least one crash sensor adapted to measure a motion variable of the motor vehicle; an occupant protection device controllable via an ignition signal; and a control unit adapted to ascertain the ignition signal as a function of a time average of the motion variable measured by the crash sensor over at least one first time interval. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An occupant protection system for a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle including at least one crash sensor adapted to measure a motion variable of the motor vehicle, comprising:
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an occupant protection device controllable via an ignition signal; and a control unit adapted to ascertain the ignition signal as a function of a time average of the motion variable measured by the crash sensor over at least one first time interval.
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14. A motor vehicle, comprising:
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an occupant protection system including; at least one crash sensor adapted to measure a motion variable of the motor vehicle; an occupant protection device controllable via an ignition signal; and a control unit adapted to ascertain the ignition signal as a function of a time average of the motion variable measured by the crash sensor over at least one first time interval.
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15. A method for operating an occupant protection system for a motor vehicle, the occupant protection system including an occupant protection device controllable via an ignition signal, comprising:
ascertaining the ignition signal as a function of a time average of a measured motion variable over at least one time interval. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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