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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2019
Applicant:
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventor:
Robert M Andres, Clarkston, MI (US);
Assignee:
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 22/00 (2006.01); B60R 21/0132 (2006.01); B60R 21/01 (2006.01); B60R 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/0132 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0004 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0006 (2013.01); B60R 2021/01006 (2013.01); B60R 2021/01013 (2013.01); B60R 2021/01286 (2013.01);
Abstract
A crash sensor system includes an electronic control unit (ECU). The ECU has an accelerometer to measure longitudinal acceleration of the vehicle. Front crash satellite sensors are mounted at the front of the vehicle to detect a front or a rear crash event. When a front or rear crash event occurs, the first accelerometer is utilized to determine if the crash occurred at the front or the rear of the vehicle, regardless of the polarity of the front crash satellite sensors.