Zf Active Safety and Electronics US LLC

Keith Miciuda

Marco Bracalente

Williamson S Sy

Daxesh Patel

A state detection sensor includes a housing and a position sensing component mounted in the housing. The position sensing component is being configured to provide position data in response to detecting the presence or position of vehicle structure relative to the sensor. The state detection sensor also includes an analog input component mounted in the housing. The analog input component is configured to provide external analog sensor data in response to an analog signal received from an external analog sensor to which the analog input component can be operatively connected. The state detection sensor further includes a component configured to communicate the position data and the external analog sensor data via a serial bus.

Vehicle safety system with smart state detection sensors

A vehicle remote keyless entry system for an electrically actuatable vehicle lock includes a fob comprising a transmitter that is actuatable to transmit an RKE message. A vehicle-based receiver receives the RKE message. A vehicle-based controller operatively connected to the vehicle-based receiver is configured to supply electrical power from a vehicle battery to the vehicle lock to unlock the vehicle lock in response to receiving the RKE message from the vehicle-based receiver. An energy storage device, separate from the vehicle battery, supplies electrical power to actuate the vehicle lock to unlock the vehicle lock when predetermined conditions are met.

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Keith Miciuda