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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2001
Thomas H. Vos, Oxford, MI (US);
Robert E. Resh, Dryden, MI (US);
TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Abstract
A method and associated apparatus for controlling actuation of a protection device for an occupant of a vehicle seat ( ) includes the steps of: determining ( ) when an output signal of a weight sensor rises from an initial value; waiting ( ) a predetermined period of time (T ) after the output signal rises from the initial value; determining ( ) the weight on the vehicle seat after the predetermined period of time (T ); comparing ( ) the weight on the vehicle seat after the predetermined period of time with a first threshold weight (W ); enabling ( ) actuation of the protection device if the weight on the vehicle seat after the predetermined period of time exceeds the first threshold weight; and disabling ( ) actuation of the protection device if the weight on the vehicle seat after the predetermined period of time does not exceed the first threshold weight.