Passive safety system and determination device
First Claim
1. A passive safety system comprising:
- a single acceleration sensor that measures an acceleration of a vehicle;
a determination device that includes a determination circuit having a plastic deformation pulse detection section and a severity determination section;
a passive safety device that protects an occupant from injury in a vehicle accident; and
an elastic deformation pulse detection section that detects an elastic deformation pulse by separating the elastic deformation pulse from an acceleration waveform produced by the acceleration sensor, the acceleration waveform produced by the acceleration sensor containing an elastic deformation pulse and a plastic deformation pulse having a high frequency higher than a frequency of the elastic deformation pulse, whereinthe determination device and the passive safety device are electrically connected with the acceleration sensor and the determination device, respectively,the plastic deformation pulse detection section detects a plastic deformation pulse by separating the plastic deformation pulse from the acceleration waveform produced by the acceleration sensor,the severity determination section determines the severity of a collision based on the plastic deformation pulse detected by the plastic deformation pulse section,the passive safety device operates according to the severity,the elastic deformation pulse detection section includes a low pass filter,the elastic deformation pulse detection section separates the elastic deformation pulse by filtering the acceleration waveform with the low pass filter,the passive safety device is an airbag system having multiple inflators and one airbag that is inflated by the multiple inflators for reducing an impact of a collision on the occupant, the number of the multiple inflators to be actuated for the one airbag being determined based on the determined severity; and
the determination device determines actuation of each inflator based on the severity, whereina first inflator of the multiple inflators is actuated and then a second inflator of the multiple inflators is actuated when a predetermined period has elapsed, when the determined severity is low,the first inflator and the second inflator are simultaneously actuated to inflate the airbag when the determined severity is high,an actuation signal that actuates the first inflator is further transmitted to the second inflator by routing through an AND gate, whereby the second inflator will not be actuated before the actuation of the first inflator.
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Abstract
A determination device includes a single acceleration sensor that measures an acceleration of a vehicle and a determination circuit that is electrically connected with the acceleration sensor. The determination circuit has a plastic deformation pulse detection section and a severity determination section. The plastic deformation pulse detection section detects a plastic deformation pulse by separating the plastic deformation pulse from an acceleration waveform produced by the acceleration sensor. The severity determination section determines severity of a collision in a vehicle accident based on the detected plastic deformation pulse. A passive safety device is operated according to the determined severity.
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Citations
11 Claims
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1. A passive safety system comprising:
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a single acceleration sensor that measures an acceleration of a vehicle; a determination device that includes a determination circuit having a plastic deformation pulse detection section and a severity determination section; a passive safety device that protects an occupant from injury in a vehicle accident; and an elastic deformation pulse detection section that detects an elastic deformation pulse by separating the elastic deformation pulse from an acceleration waveform produced by the acceleration sensor, the acceleration waveform produced by the acceleration sensor containing an elastic deformation pulse and a plastic deformation pulse having a high frequency higher than a frequency of the elastic deformation pulse, wherein the determination device and the passive safety device are electrically connected with the acceleration sensor and the determination device, respectively, the plastic deformation pulse detection section detects a plastic deformation pulse by separating the plastic deformation pulse from the acceleration waveform produced by the acceleration sensor, the severity determination section determines the severity of a collision based on the plastic deformation pulse detected by the plastic deformation pulse section, the passive safety device operates according to the severity, the elastic deformation pulse detection section includes a low pass filter, the elastic deformation pulse detection section separates the elastic deformation pulse by filtering the acceleration waveform with the low pass filter, the passive safety device is an airbag system having multiple inflators and one airbag that is inflated by the multiple inflators for reducing an impact of a collision on the occupant, the number of the multiple inflators to be actuated for the one airbag being determined based on the determined severity; and the determination device determines actuation of each inflator based on the severity, wherein a first inflator of the multiple inflators is actuated and then a second inflator of the multiple inflators is actuated when a predetermined period has elapsed, when the determined severity is low, the first inflator and the second inflator are simultaneously actuated to inflate the airbag when the determined severity is high, an actuation signal that actuates the first inflator is further transmitted to the second inflator by routing through an AND gate, whereby the second inflator will not be actuated before the actuation of the first inflator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A passive safety system comprising:
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a single acceleration sensor that measures an acceleration of a vehicle; a determination device that includes a determination circuit having a plastic deformation pulse detection section and a severity determination section; a passive safety device that protects an occupant from injury in a vehicle accident; and an elastic deformation pulse detection section that detects an elastic deformation pulse by separating the elastic deformation pulse from an acceleration waveform produced by the acceleration sensor, the acceleration waveform produced by the acceleration sensor containing an elastic deformation pulse and a plastic deformation pulse having a high frequency higher than a frequency of the elastic deformation pulse, wherein the determination device and the passive safety device are electrically connected with the acceleration sensor and the determination device, respectively, the plastic deformation pulse detection section detects a plastic deformation pulse by separating the plastic deformation pulse from the acceleration waveform produced by the acceleration sensor, the severity determination section determines the severity of a collision based on the plastic deformation pulse detected by the plastic deformation pulse section, the passive safety device operates according to the severity, the elastic deformation pulse detection section includes a low pass filter, the elastic deformation pulse detection section separates the elastic deformation pulse by filtering the acceleration waveform with the low sass filter, the passive safety device is an airbags system having multiple inflators and one airbag that is inflated by the multiple inflators for reducing an impact of a collision on the occupant, the number of the multiple inflators to be actuated for the one airbag being determined based on die determined severity; and the determination device determines actuation of each inflator based on the severity, the elastic deformation pulse detection section receiving the acceleration waveform from the single acceleration sensor, and outputting the elastic deformation pulse separated from the acceleration waveform; the plastic deformation pulse detection section receiving the acceleration waveform from the single acceleration sensor, and the separated elastic deformation pulse from the elastic deformation pulse detection section; and
being configured to remove, from the acceleration waveform, an elastic deformation pulse component that corresponds to the elastic deformation pulse received from the elastic deformation pulse detection section so as to separate out the plastic deformation pulse; and
outputting, to the severity determination section, the plastic deformation pulse separated from the acceleration waveform;the determination circuit receiving the acceleration waveform from the single acceleration sensor, the multiple inflators including a first inflator and a second inflator; the determination circuit being configured to determine when the acceleration waveform reaches a collision determination threshold so that actuation of the first inflator is necessary, the determination circuit outputting a first actuation request signal to an AND gate and to the first inflator when the collision threshold is reached; the severity determination section inputting the plastic deformation pulse from the plastic deformation pulse detection section, and being configured to determine when the plastic deformation pulse reaches a severity threshold so that actuation of the second inflator is necessary, the severity determination section outputting a second actuation request signal to the AND gate when the severity threshold is reached; and the AND gate being configured to receive the first actuation request signal and the second actuation request signal, and to transmit a signal to actuate the second inflator when the AND gate receives both the first actuation request signal and the second actuation request signal.
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11. A passive safety system comprising:
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a single acceleration sensor that measures an acceleration of a vehicle; a determination device that includes a determination circuit having a plastic deformation pulse detection section and a severity determination section; a passive safety device that protects an occupant from injury in a vehicle accident; and an elastic deformation pulse detection section that detects an elastic deformation pulse by separating the elastic deformation pulse from an acceleration waveform produced by the acceleration sensor, the acceleration waveform produced by the acceleration sensor containing an elastic deformation pulse and a plastic deformation pulse having a high frequency higher than a frequency of the elastic deformation pulse, wherein the determination device and the passive safety device are electrically connected with the acceleration sensor and the determination device, respectively, the plastic deformation pulse detection section detects a plastic deformation pulse by separating the plastic deformation pulse from the acceleration waveform produced by the acceleration sensor, the severity determination section determines the severity of a collision based on the plastic deformation pulse detected by the plastic deformation pulse section, the passive safety device operates according to the severity, the elastic deformation pulse detection section includes a low pass filter, the elastic deformation pulse detection section separates the elastic deformation pulse by filtering the acceleration waveform with the low pass filter, the passive safety device is an airbag system having multiple inflators and one airbag that is inflated by the multiple inflators for reducing an impact of a collision on the occupant, the number of the multiple inflators to be actuated for the one airbag being determined based on the determined severity; and the determination device determines actuation of each inflator based on the severity, the multiple inflators including a first inflator and a second inflator; the determination circuit inputting the acceleration waveform from the single acceleration sensor, and being configured to determine when the acceleration waveform reaches a collision determination threshold so that actuation of the first inflator is necessary, the determination circuit outputting a first actuation request signal to an AND gate and to the first inflator when the collision threshold is reached; the severity determination section inputting the plastic deformation pulse from the plastic deformation pulse detection section, and being configured to determine when the plastic deformation pulse reaches a severity threshold so that actuation of the second inflator is necessary, the severity determination section outputting a second actuation request signal to the AND gate when the severity threshold is reached; and the AND gate being configured to receive the first actuation request signal and the second actuation request signal, and to transmit a signal to actuate the second inflator when the AND gate receives both the first actuation request signal and the second actuation request signal.
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