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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2004
Marc Theisen, Besigheim, DE;
Volker Walz, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;
Marc Theisen, Besigheim, DE;
Volker Walz, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A method for triggering an occupant protection device in a vehicle including the steps: detecting a first measured variable and simultaneously generating a corresponding first signal for indicating a necessity for triggering at least one occupant protection device; detecting an acceleration value in the z direction and simultaneously generating a corresponding second signal; calculating a trigger signal for triggering at least one occupant protection device as a function of the first and second signals, and triggering the at least one occupant protection device as a function of the calculated trigger signal. An appropriate device is also described.