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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2005
Todd Clark, Dearborn, MI (US);
Yeruva S. Reddy, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Todd Clark, Dearborn, MI (US);
Yeruva S. Reddy, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An automotive vehicle () includes a restraint control module () coupled to a memory (). During an impact, data from various sensors including lateral acceleration sensors () are stored in the memory (). A computing device () with a memory () is used to download the data from the lateral acceleration sensors () and various other sensors for reconstruction of an accident. From the lateral acceleration sensors (), (), a determination may be made as to the struck or unstruck side of the vehicle. The lateral acceleration from the unstruck side of the vehicle is used in the reconstruction.