Data processing: vehicles – navigation – and relative location – Vehicle control – guidance – operation – or indication – Vehicle subsystem or accessory control
Reexamination Certificate
2009-04-07
2011-12-06
Dickson, Paul N (Department: 3616)
Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location
Vehicle control, guidance, operation, or indication
Vehicle subsystem or accessory control
C701S046000, C280S728100, C280S734000, C280S735000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08073596
ABSTRACT:
A system and method are provided for deploying a safety system when a vehicle involved in a front crash may be experiencing rotational velocity. The vehicle may include a number of acceleration and rotational sensors. The vehicle may further include a controller that may be configured to determine if the vehicle is involved in a frontal crash using a combination of the acceleration and rotational sensors. The controller may also be configured to determine if the vehicle experiences rotational energy during the frontal crash using a combination of the acceleration and rotational sensors. The controller may also be configured to deploy vehicle safety systems, including at least one side safety system, if it is determined that the vehicle is involved in a frontal crash and the vehicle is experiencing rotational energy.
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Clark Todd
Le Jialiang
Rao Manoharprasad K.
Brooks & Kushman P.C.
Dickson Paul N
Ford Global Technologies LLC
MacKenzie Frank A.
Verley Nicole
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