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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 1995
Filed:
Jan. 14, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tony Gioutsos, Brighton, MI (US);
Edward J Gillis, Canton, MI (US);
Leonard W Behr, White Lake, MI (US);
Assignee:
Automotive Systems Laboratory, Inc., Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
280735 ; 280736 ; 180282 ;
Abstract
An inflation system (10) for a gas-operated vehicle occupant safety restraint, such as an air bag (12), comprises an accelerometer (14) and an infrared transceiver (20) for receiving vehicle acceleration information (a) and occupant position information (x), respectively, for use by a processor (22) in selecting which of a plurality of gas generators (28) will be individually initiated, at selected actual times to fire, in a selected order, to provide optimal protection to the occupant in the event of a vehicle crash or marked vehicle deceleration.