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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 18, 1999
Radboud Vaessen, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Canice Patrick Boran, Livonia, MI (US);
Thomas Malbouef, Gross Pointe, MI (US);
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A rollover detection system or apparatus,deployed on a vehicle,. Apparatus,includes a controller,having a memory unit,and operating under stored program control. Controller,is electrically, physically, and communicatively coupled to sensors,, and to vehicle occupant safety devices or assemblies,by use of a communications bus or path,. Controller,receives signals generated by sensors,, processes and utilizes the received signals to determine when a vehicle rollover situation is imminent or relatively certain to occur, and selectively activates safety devices,, if such a determination is made.