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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 19, 1999
Luigi Brambilla, Böblingen, DE;
Manfred Müller, Deizisau, DE;
Harald Rudolf, Tübingen, DE;
DaimlerChrysler AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
In a method for triggering a two-stage air bag generator in a motor vehicle, an acceleration signal is measured, processed and evaluated with respect to the accident severity according to a first evaluation process. As a function of the determined accident severity, a triggering decision is made at least for the triggering of a first stage of the gas generator. At least until a defined time period T1 has elapsed since the ignition of the first stage, the acceleration signal is evaluated according to a second evaluation process with respect to the accident severity before, on the basis of defined triggering conditions, as a function of the determined accident severity, a triggering decision is made for igniting the second stage of the gas generator.