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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2008
Yannick Erb, Timis, RO;
Yann Le Merrer, Paris, FR;
Peter Hardå, Göteborg, SE;
Andreas Wallin, Billdal, SE;
Yannick Erb, Timis, RO;
Yann Le Merrer, Paris, FR;
Peter Hardå, Göteborg, SE;
Andreas Wallin, Billdal, SE;
Autoliv Development AB, Vargarda, SE;
Abstract
A vehicle safety system comprising: at least one occupant safety device () for protecting an occupant of the vehicle () in the event of a side impact; and a control unit () operable to receive information from one or more vehicle sensors () and to provide a trigger signal to activate the occupant safety device (). Under normal driving conditions, a default deployment algorithm is used by the control unit () to determine whether the trigger signal should be generated; and if it is determined that loss of control of the vehicle () is occurring, or is expected to occur, and the longitudinal speed of the vehicle () exceeds a first threshold, the control unit () employs a first further deployment algorithm to determine whether the trigger signal should be generated. The first further deployment algorithm being adapted to cause the trigger signal to be generated a shorter time after the initiation of a side impact than is the case for the default deployment algorithm.