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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 14, 1995
Karl D Walton, Rowland Heights, CA (US);
TRW Technar Inc., Irwindale, CA (US);
Abstract
An actuatable restraint system (10) includes a satellite crash sensing module (20) which is electrically connected to, and remotely located away from, a main module (22). Satellite crash sensing module (20) includes an accelerometer (26) and satellite controller (28). Satellite controller (28) determines whether a deployment crash event is occurring in response to the acceleration signal by performing a crash algorithm. Satellite controller (28) provides coded signals (63) indicating whether or not a deployment crash event has occurred. A main controller (44) in main control module (22) receives and interprets the coded signals (63). If main controller (44) interprets the coded signal as indicating the occurrence of a deployment crash condition, main controller (44) actuates a restraint device.