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Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026

Filed:

Jul. 30, 2019
Applicant:

Zf Friedrichshafen Ag, Friedrichshafen, DE;

Inventors:

Huahn-Fern Yeh, Novi, MI (US);

Charles A. Bartlett, Commerce Township, MI (US);

Assignee:

ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/013 (2006.01); B60R 21/205 (2011.01); B60R 21/232 (2011.01); G07C 5/02 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/013 (2013.01); B60R 21/205 (2013.01); G07C 5/02 (2013.01); G07C 5/0841 (2013.01); B60R 21/232 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for controlling an actuatable safety device for helping to protect a vehicle occupant includes sensing a plurality of vehicle acceleration parameters. The method also includes executing one or more metrics that evaluate the acceleration parameters to determine whether vehicle crash thresholds are exceeded and producing crash event indications in response thereto. The method also includes evaluating the crash event indications to identify a pole side impact, and controlling deployment of the actuatable safety device in response to identifying the pole side impact crash event. In one particular configuration, identifying the pole side impact crash event includes discriminating the pole side impact crash event from a barrier side impact crash event.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Yeh, Huahn-Fern. (2026). Enhanced discrimination method and apparatus for controlling an actuatable protection device (U.S. Patent No. 12734985). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12734985

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