A method for controlling an actuatable safety device for protecting an occupant of a vehicle includes sensing a left upfront vehicle acceleration via a left upfront sensor, sensing a middle upfront vehicle acceleration via a middle upfront sensor, and sensing a right upfront vehicle acceleration via a right upfront sensor. The method also includes sensing a central vehicle acceleration via a central airbag control unit. The method further includes determining the occurrence of a vehicle crash event in response to determining that each of the left, middle, and right upfront vehicle accelerations exceeds a predetermined magnitude and is phase shifted from the central vehicle acceleration.


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    Title :

    VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEM IMPLEMENTING ALGORITHM FOR EARLY SENSING OF HIGH-SPEED FULL OVERLAP CRASH EVENTS


    Additional title:

    FAHRZEUGSICHERHEITSSYSTEM MIT ALGORITHMUS ZUR FRÜHERKENNUNG VON AUFPRALLEREIGNISSEN MIT HOHER GESCHWINDIGKEIT UND VOLLER ÜBERLAPPUNG
    SYSTÈME DE SÉCURITÉ DE VÉHICULE METTANT EN OEUVRE UN ALGORITHME POUR UNE DÉTECTION PRÉCOCE D'ÉVÉNEMENTS DE COLLISION À CHEVAUCHEMENT COMPLET À GRANDE VITESSE


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    Publication date :

    2023-10-25


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR



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