Center of weight sensor

Details Center of weight sensor Center of weight sensor

Filed on

1997-01-08

Date issued

1998-10-13

Examiner

Elms, Richard T.

Patent Class

Electrical transmission or interconnection systems

SubClass

Vehicle mounted systems

SubSubClass

Automobile

Other Related Categories

180273, 180282, 280735, 701 45, B60R 2132

Type

Patent

Status

active

Patent number

058216332

Description

ABSTRACT:
A sensor system preferably for use in a vehicle airbag deployment system employs spatial shading techniques and centroiding analysis to calculate an equivalent point load in two dimensional space. The location of the equivalent point load, as well as the weight of the passenger as determined from the sensors, are used to construct a set of fuzzy set logic boundaries defining different modes of deploying the airbag. The fuzz set logic boundaries may include a full deployment, soft deployment, no deployment and other intermediate deployment zones. In the event of a vehicle airbag incident, the airbag is deployed in accordance with the fuzzy set logic boundary in which the weight and equivalent point load of the vehicle occupant are located.

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