Boots – shoes – and leggings
Patent
1995-06-07
1997-11-04
Teska, Kevin J.
Boots, shoes, and leggings
340669, 307 101, 280735, 180282, B60R 2132
Patent
active
056847017
ABSTRACT:
A sensor system for initiating deployment of an occupant protection apparatus in a motor vehicle, such as an airbag, to protect an occupant of the vehicle in a crash. The system includes a sensor mounted to the vehicle for sensing accelerations of the vehicle and producing an analog signal representative thereof; an electronic converter for receiving the analog signal from the sensor and for converting the analog signal into a digital signal, and a processor which receives the digital signal. The processor includes a pattern recognition system and produces a deployment signal when the pattern recognition system determines that the digital signal contains a pattern characteristic of a vehicle crash requiring occupant protection. A deployment initiation mechanism is coupled to the processor and, responsive to the deployment signal, initiates deployment of the occupant protection apparatus.
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Automotive Technologies International Inc.
Teska Kevin J.
Walker Tyrone V.
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