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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2014
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abdelmonaam Sassi, Windsor, CA;
Matthew B. Makowski, Northville, MI (US);
Aruna Nandadeva Tilakasiri, Billericay, GB;
Diego Santos, Koeln, GB;
Joseph Edward Abramczyk, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Echung Su, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Jonathan Beaudoin, Cologne, DE;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a floor structure and one or more tubular rocker structures. Each rocker structure includes an outer cladding and/or an inner structure extending across an interior space of the rocker structure. At least one acceleration sensor is connected to a central portion of the floor structure to detect acceleration resulting from a crash event. The vehicle may also include pressure sensors that detect changes in pressure in the door cavities that result from side impacts. The cladding and/or inner structure of the rockers reduce the time required to detect acceleration due to a side impact on the rocker structures.