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Vehicle occupant protection system and method utilizing Z-axis central safing

  • US 6,249,730 B1
  • Filed: 05/19/2000
  • Issued: 06/19/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A vehicle occupant protection system comprising:

  • an actuatable device for protecting a vehicle occupant;

    means for deriving a first metric indicative of a vehicle crash condition;

    means for deriving a second metric indicative of a vehicle vertical acceleration characteristic; and

    means for actuating said device to protect the occupant in response to said first metric indicating a vehicle crash condition and said second metric exceeding a predetermined threshold.

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