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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2007
Jialiang Le, Canton, MI (US);
Manoharprasad K. Rao, Novi, MI (US);
Clifford C. Chou, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Jialiang Le, Canton, MI (US);
Manoharprasad K. Rao, Novi, MI (US);
Clifford C. Chou, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A system and method for deploying one or more airbags in a vehicle is provided. The system comprises a passive detection device, an active detection device and a controller. The passive detection device is configured to present one or more passive signals indicative of the motion of the vehicle after the vehicle has experienced an impact. The active detection device is configured to present suspension information related to the vehicle that is indicative of the motion of the vehicle prior to the vehicle experiencing an impact. The controller is configured to predict vehicle impact and deploy the airbags in response to the suspension information and the one or more passive signals.