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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2003
Filed:
May. 04, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Chek-Peng Foo, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Huahn-Fern Yeh, Novi, MI (US);
Scott Andrew William Martin, Waterford, MI (US);
Baozhu Paula Li, Novi, MI (US);
Shun-Hsin Chang, Novi, MI (US);
Assignee:
TRW Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/132 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/132 ;
Abstract
An apparatus ( ) for controlling an actuatable side restraining device ( ) of a vehicle ( ) includes crash sensors ( ) sensing a vehicle crash condition and providing associated crash sensor signals ( ) indicative thereof. An actuator controller ( ) enables actuation of the actuatable side restraining device ( ) in response to enhanced discrimination and safing determinations.