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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
May. 12, 2010
Chek-peng Foo, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Huahn-fern Yeh, Novi, MI (US);
Meng-fu Tsai, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Raymond J. David, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Chek-Peng Foo, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Huahn-Fern Yeh, Novi, MI (US);
Meng-Fu Tsai, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Raymond J. David, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
TRW Automotive U.S. LLC, Livonia, MI (US);
Abstract
An apparatus () detects a pedestrian/vehicle impact, the apparatus including a plurality of sensors () mounted near a forward location of a vehicle (), each sensor providing an associated signal indicative of an impact event. A metric determining device () determines metric values for each of the sensor signals. A controller () determines if any of said determined metric values indicates the occurrence of a misuse event. The controller also determines if a pedestrian/vehicle impact event is occurring by comparing the metric value of at least one sensor signal against a selectable threshold. An actuation signal is provided in response to the comparison. The selectable threshold is selected in response to the determined occurrence of a misuse event. An actuatable pedestrian impact mitigation device () is attached to the vehicle and is actuated in responsive to the actuation signal from said controller.