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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2017
Trw Automotive U.s. Llc, Livonia, MI (US);
Marco Bracalente, Novi, MI (US);
Neil G. Murray, Jr., Wixom, MI (US);
Mark W. Ramsay, Livonia, MI (US);
TRW Automotive U.S. LLC, Livonia, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle safety system for a vehicle includes an electronic control unit (ECU) and at least one remote crash sensor mounted in the vehicle at a location remote from the ECU and operatively connected to the ECU. The remote crash sensor is configured to sense vehicle crash conditions and to provide data related to the sensed vehicle crash conditions to the ECU. An ECU remote sensor is mounted in the vehicle at a location remote from the ECU and near a vehicle center-of-gravity (COG). The ECU remote sensor includes an inertial measurement unit (IMU), and is configured to sense vehicle roll conditions and to provide data related to the sensed vehicle roll conditions to the ECU. The ECU is operative to receive the data provided by the at least one remote crash sensor and the ECU remote sensor, perform calculations to determine whether the data is indicative of a vehicle crash condition, and to provide a signal for actuating a vehicle occupant protection device.