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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2003
Filed:
May. 02, 2001
Douglas A. McConnell, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Siemens VDO Automotive Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
The method of controlling fuel supply comprises the steps of detecting a value related to velocity of a vehicle along a first path and detecting a value related to velocity along a second path transverse to the first path. The detected values are then combined and compared to a threshold. The fuel supply is then controlled based on the comparison of the combined values with the threshold. Using this method, a fuel safety system comprises a fuel system of a vehicle, a fuel cutoff switch controlling the transmission of fuel through the fuel system, a sensor detecting a value related to velocity of the vehicle along the first path, and a sensor detecting a value related to velocity of the vehicle along a second path transverse to the first path. A control unit combines the detected values and activates the fuel cutoff switch based on the comparison.