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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2011
Tomohiro Inagaki, Kariya, JP;
Tomohiro Inagaki, Kariya, JP;
Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A side collision determination apparatus for a vehicle includes: a first acceleration sensor and a second acceleration sensor mounted on each side surface of the vehicle; and a determination unit configured to perform determination whether a level of collision, which has occurred at apart of the side surface, is equal to or higher than a prescribed level. The determination unit performs the determination based on the acceleration detected by a non-collision side one of the first and second acceleration sensors when the part of the side surface at which the collision has been occurred is adjacent to the sensor-mounted position. The determination unit performs the determination based on the acceleration detected by a collision side one of the first and second acceleration sensors when the part of the side surface at which the collision has been occurred is apart from the sensor-mounted position.