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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2003
Applicant:
S. Ben Choi, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventor:
S. Ben Choi, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Kelsey-Hayes Company, Livonia, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method is provided for detecting a rollover event of a vehicle. A lateral kinetic energy of the vehicle is determined in response to vehicle longitudinal velocity and vehicle side slip angle. A lateral acceleration of the vehicle is measured. A rollover potentiality index is determined in response to the lateral kinetic energy and the lateral acceleration. A rollover index is determined by weighting the rollover potentiality index by a factor of the lateral acceleration. A comparison is made to determine if the rollover index is above a predetermined threshold.