Method for generating a firing decision for a restraining system
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1. A method for generating a triggering decision for a restraint mechanism in a vehicle, comprising:
- ascertaining at least a velocity of the vehicle'"'"'s center of gravity, a vehicle lateral acceleration, and a rate of rotation about the longitudinal axis of the vehicle;
comparing the vehicle lateral acceleration to a first threshold value, wherein the first threshold value is set at least as a function of at least one component of the velocity of the vehicle'"'"'s center of gravity, wherein the comparing results in a first triggering decision;
conjoining at least the vehicle lateral acceleration and the rate of rotation about the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, wherein the conjoining results in at least a second triggering decision; and
generating the triggering decision for the restraint mechanism in the vehicle, wherein the generating takes into account at least the first and second triggering decisions.
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Abstract
A method is provided for generating a triggering decision for a restraint system, in which method the triggering decision is generated as a function of a conjunction of the vehicle lateral acceleration and a rate of rotation. The vehicle lateral acceleration is additionally subjected to a threshold value decision, the respective threshold value being set as a function of at least one component of the velocity of the vehicle'"'"'s center of gravity.
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1. A method for generating a triggering decision for a restraint mechanism in a vehicle, comprising:
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ascertaining at least a velocity of the vehicle'"'"'s center of gravity, a vehicle lateral acceleration, and a rate of rotation about the longitudinal axis of the vehicle; comparing the vehicle lateral acceleration to a first threshold value, wherein the first threshold value is set at least as a function of at least one component of the velocity of the vehicle'"'"'s center of gravity, wherein the comparing results in a first triggering decision; conjoining at least the vehicle lateral acceleration and the rate of rotation about the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, wherein the conjoining results in at least a second triggering decision; and generating the triggering decision for the restraint mechanism in the vehicle, wherein the generating takes into account at least the first and second triggering decisions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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