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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 07, 1999
Charles E. Steffens, Jr., Washington, MI (US);
TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Abstract
A system (,) for controlling a vehicle occupant protection device (,) associated with a vehicle seat (,) includes a weight sensor (,) operative to sense a weight condition of an occupant (,) of the vehicle seat (,) and provide a weight sensor signal. A second sensor (,) is operative to sense a second condition of the occupant (,) and provide a second sensor signal. A controller (,) receives the weight sensor signal and the second sensor signal. The controller (,) analyzes the weight sensor signal and the second sensor signal to determine inconsistencies between the weight sensor signal and the second sensor signal and enables actuation of the occupant protection device (,) if the weight sensor signal and the second sensor signal are inconsistent.