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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2014
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Michael A. Dingman, Davison, MI (US);
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A disclosed safety system for a vehicle is discloses and includes at least one sensor for sensing movement and forces on the vehicle indicative of an impact along a first sensing axis parallel with a longitudinal axis of the vehicle and a second sensing axis angled relative to a lateral axis of the vehicle. An electronic control unit is in communication with the at least one sensor and derives movement and force along the different axes from the information obtained relative to movement and forces along the second sensing axis. The electronic control unit uses the derived information to determine if a safety response is required based upon movement sensed by the at least one sensor and the information derived from information relating to movement along the second sensing axis.