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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2014
Applicant:
Carl A. Munch, Troy, MI (US);
Inventor:
Carl A. Munch, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
TRW Automotive U.S. LLC, Livonia, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/0132 (2006.01); G01M 17/007 (2006.01); B60R 21/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/0132 (2013.01); G01M 17/0078 (2013.01); B60R 2021/01027 (2013.01); B60R 2021/01286 (2013.01); B60R 2021/01327 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus () is provided for controlling an actuatable restraint () in a vehicle (). An sensor () is mounted in the vehicle () and outputs an electrical signal having a characteristic indicative of a vehicle event. A discrimination circuit () is coupled to the sensor () and determines if a predetermined event occurred. A safing circuit () is copied to the sensor () signal and sequestered from the discrimination circuit () for determining if the predetermined event occurred. An actuation device is actuates the restraint when both the discrimination circuit () and the safing circuit () determine the predetermined event occurred.