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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2012
Applicants:
Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Canton, MI (US);
Todd N. Clark, Dearborn, MI (US);
Eric Layton Stratten, Plymouth, MI (US);
Swadad A. Carremm, Canton, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Canton, MI (US);
Todd N. Clark, Dearborn, MI (US);
Eric Layton Stratten, Plymouth, MI (US);
Swadad A. Carremm, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/00 (2006.01); G01L 5/00 (2006.01); G01L 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An impact sensor system for a vehicle that includes a frame member having a cavity and a chamber arranged within the cavity. The chamber includes two ends with different cross-sectional areas. The impact sensor system further includes a sensor coupled to the chamber that generates a signal indicative of a pressure change within the chamber caused by an impact to the frame member.